Endangered species deskbook / by Lawrence R. Liebesman and Rafe Petersen ; Holland & Knight LLP.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liebesman, Lawrence R.
Corporate Authors: Holland & Knight (Firm)
Environmental Law Institute
Other Authors: Petersen, Rafe
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Environmental Law Institute, 2010.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Endangered species > Law and legislation > United States.
Physical Description:xvii, 628 pages ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Historical background of the ESA
  • Overview and structure of the ESA
  • Criteria and procedures for species listing
  • Critical habitat designation - Recovery plans for listed species
  • Federal agency conservation obligations and consultation under [section] 7 of the ESA
  • Prohibited acts and the "take" definition
  • Incidental take permits and habitat conservation plans
  • Enforcement and citizen suits
  • Federal and state interaction under the ESA
  • Interface between the ESA, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Freedom of Information Act - The ESA and climate change
  • International applicability of the ESA - Application of the ESA to Indian tribes and their lands
  • Experimental populations
  • Fifth amendment takings and the ESA.