Designated critical habitats for U.S. imperiled species are not protected from climate and land-use change
Designation of critical habitat is an important conservation tool for species listed as threatened or endangered under the United States (U.S.) Endangered Species Act (ESA). While this is an important protective mechanism, lands designated as …The Endangered Species Act 101: Myths Busted
In the newest episode of our Endangered Species Act 101 series Megan Evansen, our Conservation Science & Policy Analyst, debunks three of the most common misconceptions surrounding the ESA.The Endangered Species Act is underfunded
Biodiversity is declining around the globe, with approximately one million species threatened with extinction in the coming decades! The U.S. Endangered Species Act is one of the strongest wildlife laws in the world and was created to combat this …Funding Needs for the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Programs
The FY 2024 update on the funding needs for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) endangered species program, building on CCI’s funding analysis from 2019 , where we found that the FWS receives less than half of what is needed to run the ESA …Comments on FWS's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Compensatory Mitigation Mechanisms
Mitigation means steps taken to avoid, minimize, or offset the impacts of human activities on the biodiversity world. Strong mitigation helps conserve existing natural resources and recover degraded ones, and federal agencies have wide authority to …The Endangered Species Act 101: Section 7 v 10
In the newest episode of our Endangered Species Act 101 series Megan Evansen, our Conservation Science & Policy Analyst, breaks down the difference between Section 7 and 10 of the ESA.
Coproduce conservation technology with law and policy experts to increase its impact
Addressing the biodiversity crisis will mean developing and adopting new resources and methods that effectively improve public conservation efforts. Technologies have a long track record of increasing the efficiency of carrying out time-consuming …
A Database of Habitat Conservation Plans and Related Documents Developed Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, non-federal parties may be permitted to take, or harm, listed threatened and endangered species provided they develop an appropriate habitat conservation plan that details how the applicant will minimize and …
Status of the recovery mandate under section 7(a)(1) of the U.S. Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) is widely considered to be one of the strongest laws for protecting imperiled wildlife, with nearly all species protected under the law still existing today. Among the ESA's strongest provisions, at least as …