Legal Basis for Cooperative Conservation
Executive Order 13352 Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation (PDF 2 pages)
One of the issues identified at the White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation was the need for information resources pertaining to statutes and regulations that are relevant to cross-boundary and multi-jurisdictional conservation endeavors. The University of Montana report “The Legal Framework for Cooperative Conservation (PDF 24 pages)” covers broadly applicable Federal Statutes. The organization-specific resource guides (listed below) include statutory and programmatic authorities that are unique to individual missions, responsibilities and lines of authorities in Federal cooperative conservation bureaus, services and agencies. These documents have proven to be valuable resources for both Federal and non-Federal individuals and entities engaged in cooperative conservation projects.
U.S.
Department of Commerce. Cooperative Conservation Authorities (PDF
23 pages)
U.S. Department of the Interior's Partnership Legal Primer (PDF 138 pages)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Legal Framework (PDF 20 pages)
U.S. Forest Service Partnership Authorities and Agreement Instruments for Cooperative Conservation (PDF 7 pages)
U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Legal Authorities (PDF 7pages)
Other resource guides will be added as they become available.
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Cooperative Conservation Task Force
—Annual Report
Annual Report—December 2007
Department
of the Interior (PDF 56 pages)
Environmental Protection Agency (PDF 70 pages)
Annual Report—December
2006
The
Introduction and Interagency Portion (PDF
10 pages)
Department of Defense (PDF 9 pages)
Department
of Interior (PDF 13 pages)
Department
of Agriculture (PDF 18 pages)
Department
of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (PDF
10 pages)
Environmental
Protection Agency (PDF 17 pages)
Acronyms (PDF
2 pages)
—Administrative Documents
Forest
Service Leadership Transition Process: Chief's
Letter (PDF 2 pages) and Transition Management
of Agency Personnel (PDF 2 pages)
Cooperative Conservation Highlights from the FY 2007
President's Budget (PDF 3 pages)
Sustaining
Landscapes and Habitat for Wildlife Through Cooperative
Conservation (PDF 2 pages)
—Collaboration and Partnering Competency Planning
DOC's
Approach to Competency-Based Collaboration and Partnering (PDF 8 pages)
DOD's Approach to Competency-Based Collaboration and Partnering (PDF 5 pages)
DOI's Approach to Competency-Based Collaboration and Partnering (PDF 11 pages)
EPA's
Approach to Competency-Based Collaboration and Partnering
(PDF 13 pages)
USDA's
Approach to Competency-Based Collaboration and Partnering (PDF 13 pages)
Implementing Executive
Order 13352 Through a Competency Based Approach to Collaboration
and Partnering (PDF 2 pages)
—Environmental Conflict Resolution
Joint
OMB and CEQ Memorandum on Environmental Conflict Resolution
(PDF 8 pages) for more information visit the U.S.
Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
National Environmental Policy Act -- Lessons Learned, Department of
Energy Newsletter, June 2007 (PDF 35 pages). Read about how collaboration can be a key element in a successful NEPA process.
—Federal Advisory Committee Act
The Federal Advisory Committee Act became law in 1972 and is
the legal foundation defining how federal advisory committees operate. The
law has special emphasis on open meetings, chartering, public involvement,
and reporting. Learn more...
—Collaboration & Partnership: Assessing the Process
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Cooperative Conservation Updates
July
2007 Cooperative Conservation News (PDF 5 pages)
April 2007 Cooperative Conservation News (PDF 4 pages)
January 2007 Cooperative Conservation News (PDF 3 pages)
10-21-05 Update
from Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality (PDF 2 pages)
2-3-06
Update from Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental
Quality (PDF 2 pages)
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White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation
Conference Web Site
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Conservation and Natural Resources Reports
A Report for the Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources:
Top 10 Marine and Coastal Cooperative Conservation Lessons Learned. (PDF 38 pages)
Part of the President's Ocean Action Plan, the Subcommittee seeks to
identify and promote opportunities for collaboration and partnering in
ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes management actions to ensure the continued
conservation of coastal and marine habitats and resources. This report
highlights examples of successful collaboration.
Embodying
the intent and principles of the National Environmental Policy Act
and Executive Order 13352 on Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation,
an interagency team prepared Eco-Logical which
offers a nonprescriptive approach to making infrastructure more sensitive
to wildlife and ecosystems through integrated planning, new partnerships,
and cooperative conservation.
Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 1998 to
2004 (PDF 116 pages)
Hands on Habitat (PDF 80 pages) —The NOAA Restoration Center's latest
publication kicks off the Community-based Restoration Program's 10 year
anniversary. Over the last decade, this program has funded over 1,000
projects, involved 100,000 volunteers, and restored 24,000 habitat acres.
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