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View article: Tracking Species Recovery Status to Improve Endangered Species Act Decisions
Tracking Species Recovery Status to Improve Endangered Species Act Decisions Open
The U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects over 2,000 species, but no concise, standardized metrics exist for assessing changes in species recovery status. Tracking these changes is crucial to understanding species status, adjusting co…
View article: A Monitoring Policy Framework for the United States Endangered Species Act
A Monitoring Policy Framework for the United States Endangered Species Act Open
Biodiversity is deteriorating at a global level as human actions like development, overexploitation, climate change, pollution, and other factors have led to a dramatic increase in the rate of extinction. The U.S. Endangered Species Act is…
View article: Defining Habitat to Promote Conservation Under the Endangered Species Act
Defining Habitat to Promote Conservation Under the Endangered Species Act Open
The Supreme Court in Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service ruled that “critical habitat” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) must first be “habitat,” but it did not attempt to define exactly what habitat is or how …