TY - BOOK AU - Donlan,C.Josh TI - Proactive Strategies for Protecting Species: Pre-Listing Conservation and the Endangered Species Act SN - 9780520960497 AV - S930 .P763 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - United States -- KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973 KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - United States KW - Electronic Books N1 - Description based upon print version of record; 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part One: Introduction and Perspectives; 1. An Introduction to Pre-Listing Conservation; 2. A Primer on Species Avoidance, Minimization, and Compensatory Mitigation under the US Endangered Species Act; 3. Perspective: Endangered Species, the Desert Tortoise, and Job Creation; 4. Perspective: Renewable Energy and Endangered Species; 5. Perspective: The Challenges and Benefits of Pre-Listing Conservation Approaches to Military Readiness; 6. Perspective: Stewardship over Regulation and Harnessing the Agricultural Sector for Species Conservation7. Perspective: Forest Conservation and Private Landowners; Part Two: Designing Pre-Listing Conservation Programs; 8. Pre-Listing Conservation: Law, Policy, and Pilot Projects; 9. A Primer on Biodiversity Measurement Systems; 10. A Landowner-Centered Approach to Incentivizing Participation in Pre-Listing Conservation Programs; 11. Market Models and Finance for Upstream Species Conservation; 12. Tools to Promote Transparent and Efficient Markets for Species Conservation; 13. The Role of Electronic Marketplaces in Scaling Environmental MarketsPart Three: Case Studies; 14. Prospects for Pre-Listing Conservation in Freshwater Ecosystems; 15. The Greater Sage-Grouse, Energy Development, and Pre-Listing Conservation; 16. The Gopher Tortoise, Military Readiness, and Pre-Listing Conservation; 17. The Future of Pre-Listing Conservation Programs for Wildlife Conservation; References; Index; 2; b N2 - 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 for imperiled species. A controversial law and often subject to political attack, the ESA is successful overall but not without difficulties. Those who enforce the ESA, for example, struggle to achieve viable recovery goals for many species.At the forefront of challenges is a reactive framework that sometimes leads to perverse incentives and legal battles that strain support and resour UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=942228&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -