Sentences with phrase «of habitat designation»
A later amendment to the law, however, noted that the agency can weigh potential negative economic impact of habitat designation in deciding whether to create a new habitat area.
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The priority habitat designation program allows the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game's Fisheries and Wildlife Division to review projects in environmentally sensitive areas and make recommendations for landowners to avoid impacts to these vulnerable species.
Naming Long Island Sound and the Peconic Estuary as one of eight national critical designation areas would help fund agricultural conservation efforts, habitat restoration efforts and the sustainable use of soil, water and other natural resources, according to Mr. Bellone's office.
During the Bush Administration, there were high - profile cases of political interference with the science involved in the designation of critical habitat.
... Scientists may not always agree on the conclusions of a scientific analysis, especially in analyses as complex and challenging as critical habitat designations.
As the result of our settlement, in 2013, the Service proposed Endangered Species Act protection for the Mono Basin sage grouse, along with a proposed designation of 1,868,017 acres of critical habitat (at a point at which the population had declined by up to 70 percent).
The park has several Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) designations due to its exceptional range of grassland habitats and its internationally important volcanic geology.
The designation could increase the area of forest conserved within oil palm plantations provided it has high conservation significance, such as serving as habitat for endangered species like orangutans, Sumatran tigers, and rhinos.
The Sierra Club is working on steps to return the designation of Nature Reserve at the local level, but nationally the Club's legal team is petitioning U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to protect the Corridor's beaches as critical habitat.
Represented farmers, ranchers and agricultural entities regarding the designation of critical habitat for the California Tiger Salamander;
He has recently been involved in matters raising a wide variety of EU law issues, including the implementation of the common agricultural policy; the compatibility with EU law of a residency requirement for entitlement to tuition fee support, a minimum price for alcohol, and plain - packaging for tobacco products; the designation of special areas of conservation under the Habitats Directive; and the compatibility of religious further education colleges with the Equal Treatment Directive.
The US Supreme Court granted our petition and will review the Fifth Circuit's costly and erroneous decision upholding the designation of our client's uninhabitable land as «critical habitat» of the dusky gopher frog.
Prepared final report for possibility of endangered species designation, determined suitable habitat for future conservation.
The result will be more designation of state, local and private land as critical habitat, and increased regulatory burdens and costs on land activities.
Finally, the Services adopted a final policy regarding the implementation of ESA Section 4 (b)(2) for exclusion of areas from critical habitat designation.