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Federal Regulation of Land Use. 9/27/11. What is NEPA?. NEPA = National Environmental Protection Policy Act Mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits. What is EIS?. EIS=Environmental impact statement
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Federal Regulation of Land Use 9/27/11
What is NEPA? • NEPA = National Environmental Protection Policy Act • Mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits.
What is EIS? • EIS=Environmental impact statement • Developer’s project proposal outlines the scope and purpose of the project, describes environmental context, suggests and analyzes alternatives.
What is an environmental mitigation plan? • A plan stating how it will address the project’s environmental impact.
What is the endangered species act? • 1973 law designed to protect species from extinction.
Government Interventions (remediation)? • Regulatory taking • Bioculture restoration • Ecological restoration
What is a regulatory taking? • Government taking over management of land,while not relinquishing the ownership by private property owner. • declaration of land as a wetland • endangered species habitat • unsuitable for mining
What is ecological restoration? • The process of repairing damage caused by humans to the biodiversity and dynamics of an ecosystem.
What is bioculture restoration? • Biocultural restoration is a process to integrate human values in ecological restoration to increase long-term restoration success.
What are International Categories for Public Lands? • National Parks • Managed Resource Protection Area • Habitat/Species Management Areas • Strict Nature Reserves and Wilderness Areas • Protected Landscapes and Sea Scapes • National Monuments