Naturschutzgebiet

Nature reserve sign in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

A Naturschutzgebiet (abbreviated NSG) is a category of protected area (nature reserve) within Germany's Federal Nature Conservation Act (the Bundesnaturschutzgesetz or BNatSchG).[1] Although often translated as 'Nature Reserve' in English, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) refers to them as 'Nature Conservation Areas'.[2] It meets the criteria of an IUCN Category IV Habitat and Species Management Area.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BNatSchG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "BFN: Nature Conservation Areas". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  3. ^ https://www.bfn.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/themen/gebietsschutz/IUCN_Kat_Schutzgeb_Richtl_web.pdf Document of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation of Germany