Research Reports available from ELI

Topic: Conservation

ELI Research reports and briefs present in a concise, accessible format, the analysis and conclusions of the policy studies the Environmental Law Institute undertakes to improve environmental law. Some research reports may be downloaded for free in Portable Document Format (.pdf). These files can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please see individual listings for more details.

An Action Plan on Invasive Species

Anchoring the Clean Water Act: Congress’s Constitutional Sources of Power to Protect the Nation’s Waters

Biological Diversity and Environmental Protection: Authorities to Reduce Risk

Chesapeake 2000 Tax Policy Study

Conservation Thresholds for Land Use Planners

Conserving Treasured Landscapes in the Chesapeake: A Special Report

Conserving Treasured Landscapes in the Chesapeake: Appendix

Design of U.S. Habitat Banking Systems to Support the Conservation of Wildlife Habitat and At-Risk Species

Filling the Gaps: Ten Strategies to Strengthen Invasive Species Management in Florida

Forests for the Bay

Fourth Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation

Habitat Conservation Opportunities in Natural Hazard Areas

Halting the Invasion in the Chesapeake Bay: Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Introduction through Regional Cooperation

Halting the Invasion: State Tools for Invasive Species Management

Indiana's Biological Diversity: Strategies and Tools for Conservation

Invasive Species Control: A Comprehensive Model State Law

Judging NEPA: A “Hard Look” at Judicial Decision Making Under the National Environmental Policy Act

Lasting Landscapes: Reflections on the Role of Conservation Science in Land Use Planning

Legal Tools and Incentives for Private Lands Conservation in Latin America: Building Models for Success

Making a List: Prevention Strategies for Invasive Plants in the Great Lakes States

Maryland Farmland Conservation: Supporting Sustainable Use of Land through Tax Policy

Measuring Mitigation: A Review of the Science for Compensatory Mitigation Performance Standards

Mitigation of Impacts to Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Estimating Costs and Identifying Opportunities

New Mexico's Natural Heritage: A Handbook of Law and Policy

Nongovernmental Perspectives on EPA's Options for Protection of Habitat

Ohio's Biological Diversity: Strategies and Tools for Conservation

Planner’s Guide to Wetland Buffers for Local Governments

Planning for Biodiversity: Authorities in State Land Use Laws

Planning with Nature: Biodiversity Information in Action

Practical Approaches to Implementing Environmental Laws: Report of an International Roundtable Discussion

Protecting Biodiversity: Legal Mechanisms Concerning Access to and Compensation for the Use of Genetic Resources in the United States of America

Protecting Delaware's Natural Heritage: Tools for Biodiversity Conservation

Protecting Delaware's Natural Heritage: Tools for Biodiversity Conservation - Executive Summary

Rediscovering the National Environmental Policy Act: Back to the Future

Smart Links: Turning Conservation Dollars into Smart Growth Opportunities

State Wildlife Action Plans and Utilities: New Conservation Opportunities for America’s Wildlife

Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009

Status of the States: Innovative Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation

Sustaining the Forests: Reinventing the Forest Service Administrative Appeal Process

Ten Things Wrong With Sprawl

The Nature of Open Space Programs: Linking Land Protection and Biodiversity Conservation

The Next Generation of Mitigation: Linking Current and Future Mitigation Programs with State Wildlife Action Plans and Other State and Regional Plans

Using Pollution Control Authorities to Protect Threatened and Endangered Species and Reduce Ecological Risk

Virginia's Economic Incentives: Missed Opportunities for Sustainable Growth

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