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The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: The First Fifty Years

The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: The First Fifty Years

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The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is a contentious law that mandates the protection and preservation of all nations' species and biodiversity, but it has been a lightning rod for controversy and conflicts between industry/business and environmentalists. This book is the most comprehensive history of the ESA ever published, and the first to consider the entire history of the law from all angles in a single volume. The history of the ESA has been one of increasing impact, complexity, and controversy, and it will take more conservation, funding, and innovative solutions to save our wildlife and biodiversity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 864 pages
Publication date: 16 August 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield


The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is a landmark legislation that has been both celebrated and criticized for its impact on protecting and preserving the nation's species and biodiversity. As the ESA turns 50 this year, it provides an opportunity for a comprehensive evaluation of its history and impact. The ESA has been a lightning rod for controversy and conflicts between industry/business and environmentalists, with its impact and complexity increasing over time. In 1978, the Supreme Court declared that Congress intended for the U.S. government to save all species at any cost, leading to increased controversy and amendments to the law. The book is the most comprehensive history of the ESA ever published, covering its entire history from all angles in a single volume. The history of the ESA has been one of increasing impact, complexity, and controversy, with the Supreme Court's declaration leading to increased controversy and amendments to the law. The book is a call to action, urging more conservation, funding, and innovative solutions to save our wildlife and biodiversity. It calls for the engagement of every American to muster the collective will to meet this challenge and achieve more in the second 50 years of the ESA than in the first.

Weight: 1734g
Dimension: 266 x 193 x 54 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538112076

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