THE CARROT OR THE STICK?: CONSERVING CRITICAL HABITAT UNDER THE ESA.
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| Title: | THE CARROT OR THE STICK?: CONSERVING CRITICAL HABITAT UNDER THE ESA. |
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| Authors: | Dineen, Caroleen M.1,2 |
| Source: | Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. Spring2026, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p423-480. 58p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Habitat conservation, *Endangered species laws, *Conservation projects (Natural resources), *Federal regulation, *Environmental policy, *Wildlife conservation |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Company/Entity: | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Abstract: | This article examines the requirement under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) to designate critical habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). It outlines the ESA’s statutory framework, including species listing, delisting, and critical habitat designation processes, and highlights the balancing act agencies must perform between conservation needs and economic, national security, and other impacts. The article discusses impediments to timely and effective critical habitat designation, such as administrative inaction, resource limitations, political shifts, and stakeholder resistance, particularly on private lands where much habitat exists. It further explores how mandates under the ESA interact with incentive-based conservation tools—such as Section 6 grants, conservation easements, wildlife corridors, and conservation banking—to promote habitat protection beyond regulatory requirements, emphasizing that a combination of mandates and incentives is necessary to achieve the ESA’s conservation objectives. [Extracted from the article] |
| Database: | Energy & Power Source |
| Abstract: | This article examines the requirement under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) to designate critical habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). It outlines the ESA’s statutory framework, including species listing, delisting, and critical habitat designation processes, and highlights the balancing act agencies must perform between conservation needs and economic, national security, and other impacts. The article discusses impediments to timely and effective critical habitat designation, such as administrative inaction, resource limitations, political shifts, and stakeholder resistance, particularly on private lands where much habitat exists. It further explores how mandates under the ESA interact with incentive-based conservation tools—such as Section 6 grants, conservation easements, wildlife corridors, and conservation banking—to promote habitat protection beyond regulatory requirements, emphasizing that a combination of mandates and incentives is necessary to achieve the ESA’s conservation objectives. [Extracted from the article] |
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| ISSN: | 19364253 |
