Rebuilding the Ark

New Perspectives on Endangered Species Act Reform

Jonathan Adler (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

260 Seiten

2011
AEI Press (Verlag)
978-0-8447-4391-2 (ISBN)

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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) may be the most powerful environmental law in the United States. Enacted in 1973, the ESA prohibits any actions that may cause harm to endangered plants and animals or the ecosystems upon which they depend. But although more than 1,200 species are protected under the Act, most remain in peril. The ESA may have saved some species from the brink of extinction, but there is little evidence it is working as intended to recover endangered and threatened species. In some cases, the Act's extensive regulatory requirements may actually discourage conservation efforts.

In Rebuilding the Ark: New Perspectives on Endangered Species Act Reform, Jonathan H. Adler leads a group of environmental law experts in evaluating the ESA's successes and failures and exploring multiple avenues for reform. The authors examine methods for incentivizing conservation on private land and water, for revising and standardizing the ESA's regulatory framework, and for increasing transparency, accountability, and public participation in the Fish and Wildlife Service and other conservation agencies. Rebuilding the Ark also considers how the Act should be reformed to address the threat of climate change, and how ESA reform in the United States may affect species conservation overseas.

The Endangered Species Act has not been altered for over twenty-five years. Debates over ESA reform are often contentious and hampered by partisan infighting and pressure from interest groups. But reform is crucial if we are to achieve the ESA's ambitious goals and conserve the world's endangered plants and animals. Rebuilding the Ark is a valuable resource for policymakers, conservationists, business owners, and concerned citizens alike.

Jonathan H. Adler is a professor of law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Rebuilding The Ark: Introduction
Jonathan H. Adler
Chapter 1: The Leaky Ark: The Failure of Endangered Species Regulation On Private Land
Jonathan H. Adler
Chapter 2: Reforming Section 10 and the Habitat Conservation Program
David A. Dana
Chapter 3: Improving The Esa's Performance on Private Land
R. Neal Wilkins
Chapter 4: Permits, Property, And Planningin The 21st Century: Habitat As Survival And Beyond
Jamison E. Colburn
Chapter 5: Mark to Ecosystem Service Market: RepricingConservation Easements to Protect Ecosystems
Jonathan Remy Nash
Chapter 6: Protecting Species Through the Protection of Water Rights
James L. Huffman
Chapter 7: Dumb Queues and Not-So-Bright Lines
Brian F. Mannix
Chapter 8: Pit Bulls Can't Fly: Adapting the Endangered Species Act to the Reality of Climate Change
J.B. Rhul
Chapter 9: Protecting Endangered Species at Home and Abroad
Michael De Alessi
Index
About the Authors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.8.2011
Co-Autor	Jonathan H. Adler, Jamison E. Colburn, David A. Dana, Michael de Alessi
Verlagsort	Washington DC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 241 mm
Gewicht	508 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	0-8447-4391-7 / 0844743917
ISBN-13	978-0-8447-4391-2 / 9780844743912
Zustand	Neuware