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Informationen zum Autor Lowell E. Baier is an attorney and a legal and environmental historian and author. Baier holds a B.A. from Valparaiso University, a J.D. from Indiana University and has received two honorary doctorates. He’s worked in Washington, D.C. throughout his 56-year career as a tireless advocate for natural resources and wildlife conservation. Throughout his career, he has observed and documented wildlife and its habitats on extensive treks and expeditions in the mountains and wilderness regions across the North American Continent, the Pamirs and Caucasus of Russia, and Mongolia’s Gobi Desert and Altai Mountains, providing him with first hand observations of wildlife and man’s interactions across the globe. He was recognized as the Conservationist of the Year by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 2008, and again in 2010 and 2013 by two different national organizations. Klappentext Over 75% of America’s threatened, endangered, and at-risk wildlife live on private land, and their conservation is impossible without voluntary efforts by landowners working in partnership with others. This book explains wildlife conservation on private land, and provides landowners with a roadmap for identifying partners, developing land management plans, and accessing financial and technical assistance to conserve wildlife while maintaining the financial viability of their working lands. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents List of Illustrations Guide to Acronyms and Terms Foreword Introduction and Chapter Summaries Part I: Introduction to Proactive Wildlife Conservation on Private Land Chapter 1: Private Land and the Endangered Species Act Chapter 2: Case Studies Chapter 3: Getting Started with Conservation Part II: Conservation Tools and Your Business Chapter 4: Common Mechanisms for Enrolling Land in Conservation Programs Chapter 5: Working with Regulated Entities and Investors Part III: Incentives for Private Land Conservation: The Farm Bill Chapter 6: Introduction to the Farm Bill Chapter 7: Farm Bill Incentives and Rental Contracts Chapter 8: Farm Bill Easements Chapter 9: Partnership Programs Under the Farm Bill Part IV: Non-Farm Bill Incentives for Private Land Conservation Chapter 10: Other Federal Resources for Conservation Chapter 11: Non-Federal Resources for Conservation Part V: Achieving Regulatory Certainty Under the Endangered Species Act for Management of Species that are Listed or May Become Listed Chapter 12: Understanding a Landowners' Liability Under the Endangered Species Act Chapter 13: Tools for Private Landowners to Navigate the Endangered Species Act Conclusion Appendix A: Contacts for Landowners Appendix B: Annual Impacts of Farm Bill Programs Acknowledgements Bibliography Index About the Author ...