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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. For example, a program of river conservation will increase biodiversity while making the surrounding environment and people who live there healthier.

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Koontz?

Vermont Law

one deeming it “a blow to sustainable development”. Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) permitting program under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Nevertheless, Koontz. has been skewered by some legal scholars, with. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS).

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation Congress v. The court invited the conservation groups to seek amicus curiae status.

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Policy News: March 28, 2022

ESA

USFWS: Citing the impacts of white-nose syndrome on the species, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing classifying the northern long-eared bat ( Myotis septentrionalis ) as an endangered species. The species is currently protected under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species.

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ESA Policy News: December 5, 2022

ESA

Countries agree to protect a record number of species from wildlife trade during World Wildlife Conference. National Committee for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. 5134 ) creating a United States Foundation for International Conservation. Scientific Community. Federal Register opportunities.

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Policy News: September 27, 2021

ESA

Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider 2019 decision to not list Joshua Trees under the Endangered Species Act. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals report finds that 70% of protected species are hunted for wild meat. Judge orders U.S. International. Scientific Community.

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