The Endangered Species Act

The Endangered Species Act

Author: Stanford Environmental Law Society

Publisher: Stanford Environmental Law Soc

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780804738439

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This handbook is a guide to the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S. law aimed at protecting species of animals and plants from human threats to their survival. It is intended for lawyers, government agency employees, students, community activists, businesspeople, and any citizen who wants to understand the Act--its history, provisions, accomplishments, and failures.


Developer's Guide to Endangered Species Regulation

Developer's Guide to Endangered Species Regulation

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Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Find out how the Endangered Species Act can affect your business: land use regulation, detailed treatments of the listing process, take prohibitions, Section 7 consultations, habitat conservation planning, enforcement, and related federal and state programs and regulations. This book answers critical questions about ESA and tells you what you need to know before -- or after -- you find an endangered species on your property.


Endangered Species Act Consultation Handbook

Endangered Species Act Consultation Handbook

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Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 860

ISBN-13:

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The Handbook provides internal guidance and establishes national policy for conducting consultation and conferences pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The purpose of the Handbook is to promote efficiency and nationwide consistency within and between the Services. The Handbook addresses the major consultation processes, including informal, formal, emergency, and special consultations, and conferences.


Wildlife in a Changing World

Wildlife in a Changing World

Author: Jean-Christophe ViƩ

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 2831710634

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"Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."