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Implementing the Federal Endangered Species Act in Indian Country: The Promise and Reality of Secretarial Order 3206

Author
Marren Sanders
Year

Reviews the key requirements of the Endangered Species Act, pertinent executive orders, and Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3206; discusses the differences tribes can make by creating and implementing their own habitat management plants, as alternatives to designation of critical habitat on Indian lands, and by actively partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Conservation Service.

Native Nations
National
Resource Type
JOPNAs
Topics
Environment and Natural Resources
Governance
Citation

Sanders, Marren. "Implementing the Federal Endangered Species Act in Indian Country: The Promise and Reality of Secretarial Order 3206." Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs No. 2007-01. Harvard Project for American Indian Economic Development, Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy, The University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. 2007. JOPNA.

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