ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Convention on Biological Diversity
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Endangered Species Act
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Species Survival Plan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Endangered Species Act of 1973 provides a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats both domestically and abroad.
Detailed explanation-2: -The law requires protection for critical habitat areas and the development and implementation of recovery plans for listed species. It also allows for flexibility in its implementation, requiring coordination among federal, state, tribal, and local officials on efforts to prevent extinction.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. ch. 35 § 1531 et seq., was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a “consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation".
Detailed explanation-4: -The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or “The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting imperiled species.