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Conservation Biology: Legal Foundations

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List some reasons why the law is important to supporting Conservation Biology.
  • Legal incentives to preserve biodiversity
  • • How does the NEPA allow for the public to get involved?
    • •Right to sue
    • How does the ESA allow for the public to get involved?
      any person or group in US may directly petition the Sec. of Interior to add a species to list.
      What are some strategies that laws use to ensure compliance to protecting the environment?
      • setting maximums on allowable contaminants or pollutants
      • requiring special environmental friendly technology
      • economic incentives
      • moral-suasion (asking nicely)
      Name at least 5 characteristics of effective legislation for conservation biology from the biologist's point of view.
      1. 1.Evaluate problems in ecosystem context
      What is and EIS and which law is it associated with?

      It is an Environmental Impact Statement and it is associated with the NEPA.

       

      It is a –
      What makes the NEPA good and unique?
      • –Proactive
      • Where does the ESA protect animals and plants?
        On all federal lands!  Animals are protected on private property, but plants are not.
        What category can an animal or plant be protected under with the ESA?
        Endangered or threatened
        What is the difference between being classified as endangered or threatened under the ESA?
        • –Endangered
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