Proactive strategies for protecting species : pre-listing conservation and the Endangered Species Act / edited by C. Josh Donlan.

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"Nearly forty years old, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) remains a landmark act in conservation and one of the world's most comprehensive laws designed to prevent species extinctions and support recovery efforts of imperiled species. A controversial law and often subject to political attack, the ES...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donlan, C. Josh, 1972- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Conservation of natural resources > United States.
Conservation of natural resources.
Physical Description:xix, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • An introduction to pre-listing conservation / Josh Donlan and Catherine Rothacker
  • Regulatory species minimization and compensatory mitigation under the Endangered Species Act / Becca Madsen
  • Perspective : endangered species, the desert tortoise, and job creation / Myles Traphagen
  • Perspective : endangered species and the renewable energy sector / Sean Kiernan
  • Perspective : the challenges and benefits of pre-listing conservation approaches to military readiness / Ryan Orndoff
  • Perspective : stewardship over regulation and harnessing the agricultural sector for conservation / Terry Fankhauser
  • Perspective : forest conservation and private landowners / Rhett Johnson and Mary Sniekus
  • Pre-listing conservation : law, policy, and pilot projects / Ya-Wei Li and Tim Male
  • A primer on biodiversity measurement systems / Bobby Cochran & Nicole Maness
  • A landowner-centered approach to incentivizing participation in pre-listing conservation programs / Mike Sorice and Troy Abel
  • Market models and finance for upstream species conservation / Josh Donlan, Abhishek Jain, and Barbara Muller
  • Tools to promote transparent and efficient markets for species conservation / Joanna Silver
  • The role of electronic marketplaces in scaling environmental markets / Mike Van Patten
  • Prospects for pre-listing conservation in freshwater ecosystems / Dan Auerbach and Todd Bendor
  • The sage grouse / Shauna Ginger, Sara Vickermen, and Bruce Taylor
  • The gopher tortoise : a case study in pre-listing conservation / Todd Gartner, C. Josh Donlan, Michael G. Sorice, James Mulligan, Mary Snieckus, Rhett Johnson
  • Conclusion / Josh Donlan & Todd Gartner.