The Next Generation of Mitigation: Linking Current and Future Mitigation Programs with State Wildlife Action Plans and Other State and Regional Plans

Author
Jessica B. Wilkinson, James M. McElfish, Jr., and Rebecca Kihslinger, Environmental Law Institute; Robert Bendick and Bruce A. McKenney, The Nature Conservancy
Date Released
August 2009
The Next Generation of Mitigation: Linking Current and Future Mitigation Program

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This white paper, prepared by ELI and The Nature Conservancy, suggests that a more comprehensive approach to environmental mitigation by Federal agencies will result in improved conservation and economic outcomes. “The Next Generation of Mitigation” seeks to define and describe a new approach to the use of mitigation that would support significant, landscape-scale conservation results, while accommodating energy and infrastructure investments in the coming decades.

R&P Programs and Projects
Wetlands
Biodiversity Conservation