nature reserve

noun

: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes

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In the Biellese Alps of Piedmont, there’s Ermenegildo Zegna’s extraordinarily beautiful nature reserve, Oasi Zegna, where the designer and his family have planted over half a million trees and operate the eco hotel Albergo Bucaneve. Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 June 2026 The development is planned within a nature reserve and one of Albania’s most valuable biodiversity areas, a key stopover for migratory birds along the Adriatic coast. Zana Cimili, Fortune, 12 June 2026 The prime minister said a formal environmental impact assessment has not started, even though work has begun to clear land inside a nature reserve. Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 There were strips of road where all that was alongside me were woods, probably a nature reserve. Literary Hub, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nature reserve

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“Nature reserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20reserve. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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