Forest preserve, formal dedication for state-owned lands within the constitutionally designated
Adirondack and
Catskill Parks of the U.S. state of New York, required to be kept forever wild.
High conservation value area - developed by the
Forest Stewardship Council as a means of defining regions with a specific environmental, socioeconomic, biodiversity or landscape value for use within forestry management certification systems
High conservation value forest - a
FSC designation for forests meeting criteria specified in its "Principles and Criteria of Forest Stewardship"
Schonwald, a type of formally protected forest in
Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in which economic usage of the forest is permitted under certain restrictions
Protection forest - forests that mitigate or prevent the impact of a natural hazard; designation in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland (Schutzwald) and elsewhere in Europe, particularly in mountainous areas (e.g. as a protection against avalanches)