The Future Of Habitat Conservation Plans

22 June 2001 - 7:00am

Bush appears likely to continue support for Habitat Conservation Plans as a way of managing endangered species issues.

"In March, Bush began eating away at the Clinton environmental legacy... But habitat conservation plans (HCPs) provide a different case, because they embody the new president’s clearly expressed faith in stakeholder involvement, respect for property rights and consensus-based policymaking. A previously ignored approach to endangered-species protection, HCPs took on new life under Clinton and his Interior secretary, Bruce Babbitt."

Source: California Planning and Development Report, June 17, 2001
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