Vermont § 2801 - Definitions As used in this section:

§ 2801. Definitions As used in this section:

• (1) “Ecological reserve area” means an area having permanent protection from conversion
  and that is managed to maintain a natural state within which natural ecological processes
  and disturbance events are allowed to proceed with minimal interference. (2) “Biodiversity conservation area” means an area having permanent protection from conversion
  for the majority of the area and that is managed for the primary goal of sustaining
  species or habitats. These areas may include regular, active interventions to address
  the needs of particular species or to maintain or restore habitats. (3) “Natural resource management area” means an area having permanent protection from
  conversion for the majority of the area but that is subject to long-term, sustainable
  land management. (4) “Conversion” means a fundamental change in natural ecosystem type or habitat, natural
  or undeveloped land cover type, or natural form and function of aquatic systems. (5) “Sustainable land management” means the stewardship and use of forests and forestlands,
  grasslands, wetlands, riparian areas, and other lands, including the types of agricultural
  lands that support biodiversity, in a way, and at a rate, that maintains or restores
  their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality, and their potential
  to fulfill, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic, and social functions
  at local, State, and regional levels, and that does not degrade ecosystem function. (6) “Conserved” means permanently protected and meeting the definition of ecological reserve
  area, biodiversity conservation area, or natural resource management area as defined
  in this section for purposes of meeting the 30 percent goal in subsection 2802