- Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs)
- Safe Harbor Agreements
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- Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances
- Conservation Banking
- Recovery Credits and Tax Deductions
- Conservation Plans Database
- Information, Planning and Consultation System (IPaC)
- Recovery Online Activity Reporting System (ROAR)
CCA Enrollment Process
Tish McDaniel of The Nature Conservancy installs a mesh ramp to help wildlife escape from a water tank.
Photo Credit: USFWS
- Land managers, most commonly federal and state agencies, interested in working with the Service on a CCAA for a candidate or at-risk species can contact the appropriate regional office.
- When a conservation agreement is found to be feasible, landowners and the Service work together to compile information about the property or properties, including a map, the current management practices, and the management needs of the species and/or habitat. Any threats to the species on the property are also clearly identified.
- Landowners and the Service identify the voluntary management actions needed to address known threats to the target species. They also determine the duration of the agreement, in order to allow enough time to achieve the desired conservation benefit.
- Landowners and the Service develop a draft CCA that addresses known threats to the species through specific conservation actions. The CCA also describes the current and anticipated management of the property (farming, ranching, timber management, etc.). Additionally, it describes how to monitor the prescribed management actions.
- Landowners submit the completed CCA to the Service and all parties sign the agreement.
- Landowners begin any new conservation actions and/or continue with existing practices, as identified in the CCA, and report annually on the agreement's progress.
![Tish McDaniel of The Nature Conservancy installs a mesh ramp to help wildlife escape from a water tank.](images/4509798-.jpg)
Tish McDaniel of The Nature Conservancy installs a mesh ramp to help wildlife escape from a water tank.
Photo Credit: USFWS
Last updated:
August 29, 2012
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