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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2151q. Endangered species
(a) Congressional findings and purposes
The Congress finds the survival of many animal and plant species
is endangered by over-hunting, by the presence of toxic chemicals
in water, air and soil, and by the destruction of habitats. The
Congress further finds that the extinction of animal and plant
species is an irreparable loss with potentially serious
environmental and economic consequences for developing and
developed countries alike. Accordingly, the preservation of animal
and plant species through the regulation of the hunting and trade
in endangered species, through limitations on the pollution of
natural ecosystems, and through the protection of wildlife habitats
should be an important objective of the United States development
assistance.
(b) Remedial measures
In order to preserve biological diversity, the President is
authorized to furnish assistance under subchapter I of this
chapter, notwithstanding section 2420 of this title, to assist
countries in protecting and maintaining wildlife habitats and in
developing sound wildlife management and plant conservation
programs. Special efforts should be made to establish and maintain
wildlife sanctuaries, reserves, and parks; to enact and enforce
anti-poaching measures; and to identify, study, and catalog animal
and plant species, especially in tropical environments.
(c) Funding level
For fiscal year 1987, not less than $2,500,000 of the funds
available to carry out subchapter I of this chapter (excluding
funds made available to carry out section 2151b(c)(2) of this
title, relating to the Child Survival Fund) shall be allocated for
assistance pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for
activities which were not funded prior to fiscal year 1987. In
addition, the Agency for International Development shall, to the
fullest extent possible, continue and increase assistance pursuant
to subsection (b) of this section for activities for which
assistance was provided in fiscal years prior to fiscal year 1987.
(d) Country analysis requirements
Each country development strategy statement or other country plan
prepared by the Agency for International Development shall include
an analysis of -
(1) the actions necessary in that country to conserve
biological diversity, and
(2) the extent to which the actions proposed for support by the
Agency meet the needs thus identified.
(e) Local involvement
To the fullest extent possible, projects supported under this
section shall include close consultation with and involvement of
local people at all stages of design and implementation.
(f) PVOs and other nongovernmental organizations
Whenever feasible, the objectives of this section shall be
accomplished through projects managed by appropriate private and
voluntary organizations, or international, regional, or national
nongovernmental organizations, which are active in the region or
country where the project is located.
(g) Actions by AID
The Administrator of the Agency for International Development
shall -
(1) cooperate with appropriate international organizations,
both governmental and nongovernmental;
(2) look to the World Conservation Strategy as an overall guide
for actions to conserve biological diversity;
(3) engage in dialogues and exchanges of information with
recipient countries which stress the importance of conserving
biological diversity for the long-term economic benefit of those
countries and which identify and focus on policies of those
countries which directly or indirectly contribute to loss of
biological diversity;
(4) support training and education efforts which improve the
capacity of recipient countries to prevent loss of biological
diversity;
(5) whenever possible, enter into long-term agreements in which
the recipient country agrees to protect ecosystems or other
wildlife habitats recommended for protection by relevant
governmental or nongovernmental organizations or as a result of
activities undertaken pursuant to paragraph (6), and the United
States agrees to provide, subject to obtaining the necessary
appropriations, additional assistance necessary for the
establishment and maintenance of such protected areas;
(6) support, as necessary and in cooperation with the
appropriate governmental and nongovernmental organizations,
efforts to identify and survey ecosystems in recipient countries
worthy of protection;
(7) cooperate with and support the relevant efforts of other
agencies of the United States Government, including the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the
Forest Service, and the Peace Corps;
(8) review the Agency's environmental regulations and revise
them as necessary to ensure that ongoing and proposed actions by
the Agency do not inadvertently endanger wildlife species or
their critical habitats, harm protected areas, or have other
adverse impacts on biological diversity (and shall report to the
Congress within a year after October 24, 1986, on the actions
taken pursuant to this paragraph);
(9) ensure that environmental profiles sponsored by the Agency
include information needed for conservation of biological
diversity; and
(10) deny any direct or indirect assistance under this part for
actions which significantly degrade national parks or similar
protected areas or introduce exotic plants or animals into such
areas.
(h) Annual reports
Each annual report required by section 2394(a) of this title
shall include, in a separate volume, a report on the implementation
of this section.
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