Jan 14 2010
Legislation
Okay, so I’m going through all the supplemental notes, and I’m wondering if anyone has a clever way to distinguish the following pieces of legislation and if someone can double-check the accuracy of my shortened definitions of each piece of legislation.
Wilderness Act of 1964: restrictions on activities done in an area
National Environmental Policy Act 1969: consider environmental impacts when there are proposed federal projects
CITES: treaty (species approach)
CBD: treaty (ecosystem approach)
Lacey Act: civil/criminal penalties given
Hey Aditi,
This is definitely not clever but what helps me distinguish between all of the agencies is to remember what the acronyms stand for. Almost always they state the function of either the treaty or agency they stand for. Just like CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Just in the name it tells you that it’s international and therefore a treaty, deals with trade, and more specifically the trade of endangered species. Hope that helps a little!
I’ve got nothing clever, but don’t forget ESA…