The Role of Interagency Cooperation in the Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species

Abstract

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended, was designed to protect and conserve critically imperiled species and the ecosystems on which they rely. While this legislation provides significant protection to imperiled species, some argue the greatest short-coming of the ESA has been the lack of recovery of listed species. Threatened and endangered species (TES) have substantial impacts on the missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), particularly through add-on project costs and reductions in operational flexibility (e.g., navigation and dredging operations). USACE annually expends $200-$300 million to comply with ESA regulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1026058

Entities

People

  • Jennifer G. Brown
  • Paul Hartfield
  • Richard A. Fischer

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Birds
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystems
  • Endangered Species
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • United States
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.