25. (1) Land, excluding any portion of the land that has a building or other improvement on it, is eligible to be classified as eligible conservation land if, (a)  it satisfies the requirements of subsection (2) or (3); and (b)  it is maintained in a manner that contributes to the natural heritage and the biodiversity objectives for conserving the land.  O. Reg. 388/04, s. 1. (2) For the purposes of clause (1) (a), the land satisfies the requirements of this subsection if it satisfies one of the following conditions: 1.  The land is identified by the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry as provincially significant wetland on the basis of the wetland evaluation system set out in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry document entitled “Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Southern Manual” (3rd edition, revised August 2014), as it may be amended from time to time, or in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry document titled “Ontario Wetland Evaluation System Northern Manual” (1st edition, revised August 2014), as it may be amended from time to time. 2.  The land is identified by the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry as a provincially significant area of natural and scientific interest using the criteria set out in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry document entitled “Identification and Confirmation Procedure for Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest”, dated April 2011, as it may be amended from time to time, or in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry document entitled “A Framework for the Conservation of Ontario’s Earth Science Features”, dated October 1981 and revised in 2017, as it may be amended from time to time. 3.  The land is identified by the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry as habitat of a species that is listed as an endangered species in Schedule 2 to Ontario Regulation 230/08 (Species at Risk in Ontario List) made under the Endangered Species Act 2007, using the criteria set out in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry document entitled “Guidelines for Mapping Endangered Species Habitats under the Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program”, as it may be amended from time to time and set out in a Decision Notice posted on the environmental registry under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993. 4.  The land is designated as an Escarpment Natural Area in the Niagara Escarpment Plan under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act.  O. Reg. 388/04, s. 1; O. Reg. 389/08, s. 1; O. Reg. 583/17, s. 1; O. Reg. 297/20, s. 7 (1-4). (3) For the purposes of clause (1) (a), the land satisfies the requirements of this subsection if the land is owned by a registered charity, within the meaning of subsection 248 (1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada), one of whose primary objectives is natural heritage conservation or by a conservation authority established under the Conservation Authorities Act and the land satisfies one of the following conditions: 1.  It is designated as an Escarpment Protection Area in the Niagara Escarpment Plan under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. 2.  It is located within a Featured Area and contributes to the natural heritage protection objectives established for the Featured Area as set out in the document entitled “Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy”, published in July 1999, as it may be amended from time to time. 3.  It is a natural heritage feature or area that meets the criteria of the natural heritage provisions of the Provincial Policy Statement as issued and re-issued under section 3 of the Planning Act. 4.  It is identified by the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry as a regionally significant area of natural and scientific interest using the criteria set out in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry document entitled “Identification and Confirmation Procedure for Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest”, dated April 2011, as it may be amended from time to time, or in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry document entitled “A Framework for the Conservation of Ontario’s Earth Science Features”, dated October 1981 and revised in 2017, as it may be amended from time to time. 5.  It is habitat of a species that is listed as a special concern species in Schedule 4 to Ontario Regulation 230/08 (Species at Risk in Ontario List) made under the Endangered Species Act 2007. 6.  It is identified as having species occurrences or ecological communities with an S-Rank designation of S1-S3, as determined by the Natural Heritage Information Centre of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 7.  It is designated as a Natural Core Area, Natural Linkage Area or Countryside Area in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001. 8.  It is a natural heritage area identified within a regional or watershed plan or strategy developed by a conservation authority under the Conservation Authorities Act or by another public agency under another provincial or federal statute. 9.  It is designated as an environmentally sensitive area, environmentally significant area, environmental protection area, natural heritage system or another area with an equivalent designation within a municipal official plan or zoning by-law under the Planning Act. 10.  It is within, abuts or abuts a road allowance that abuts a provincial park, national park, conservation reserve or provincial wildlife area and contributes significantly to the natural heritage objectives of the park, reserve or wildlife area. 11.  It is an area identified under the Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation Action Plan described in the document entitled “Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation Action Plan 2005-2010 Highlights Report”, published by Environment Canada, as it may be amended from time to time.  O. Reg. 388/04, s. 1; O. Reg. 389/08, s. 2; O. Reg. 325/16, s. 3; O. Reg. 297/20, s. 7 (5-10). (4) Despite paragraph 10 of subsection (3), no part of the land that is more than 1,000 metres from the boundary of the park, reserve or wildlife area is eligible to be classified as eligible conservation land.  O. Reg. 388/04, s. 1.