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section 9


Part of the Endangered Species Act that defines prohibited actions, including the import and export, take, illegally taken possession of illegally taken species, transport, or sale of endangered or threatened species.
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endangered species act of 1973


The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended is federal legislation that is intended to provide a means to conserve the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend and provide programs for the conservation of those species, thus preventing extinction of plants and animals. The law is administered by Interior Department's F [..]
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section 6


Part of the Endangered Species Act that focuses on cooperation with the states and that authorizes FWS and NOAA Fisheries to provide financial assistance to states that have entered into cooperative agreements supporting the conservation of endangered and threatened species.
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section 7


Part of the Endangered Species Act that requires all federal agencies, in consultation with FWS or NOAA Fisheries, to use their authorities to further the purpose of the ESA and to ensure that their actions are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of listed species or result in destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat.
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section 8


Part of the Endangered Species Act that outlines the procedures for international cooperation.
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section 10


Part of the Endangered Species Act that lays out the guidelines under which a permit may be issued to authorize prohibited activities, such as take of endangered or threatened species. Section 10(a)(1)(A) Portion of section 10 that allows for permits for the taking of threatened or endangered species for scientific purposes or f [..]
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action


An activity or program of any kind authorized, funded, or carried out, in whole or in part, by a federal agency in the United States or upon the high seas, such as: (a) an action intended to conserve listed species or their habitat; (b) the promulgation of a regulation; (c) the granting of a license, contract, lease, easement, right-of-way, permit, [..]
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action area


All areas to be affected directly or indirectly by the federal action and not merely the immediate area involved in the action.
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biodiversity


The variety of life and its processes, including the variety of living organisms, the genetic differences among them, and the communities and ecosystems in which they occur.
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biological assessment


A document prepared for the section 7 process to determine whether a proposed major construction activity under the authority of a federal action agency is likely to adversely affect listed species, proposed species, or designated critical habitat.
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