Foreign Assistance Act, Part I, Section 119 - Endangered
Species
Sec. 119 Endangered Species
(a) The Congress finds the survival of many animal and plant
species is endangered by overhunting, 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) \75\ In order to preserve biological diversity, the President
is authorized to furnish assistance under this part, notwithstanding
section 660,\76\ 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) \77\ Funding Level.--For fiscal year 1987, not less than
$2,500,000 of the funds available to carry out this part (excluding
funds made available to carry out section 104(c)(2), relating
to the Child Survival Fund) shall be allocated for assistance
pursuant to subsection (b) 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) for activities
for which assistance was provided in fiscal years prior to
fiscal year 1987.
\77\ Pars. (c) through (h) were added by sec. 302 of Public
Law 99- 529 (100 Stat. 3017).
(d) \77\ 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) \77\ 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) \77\ 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) \77\ 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 the date of enactment
of this paragraph 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 chapter
for actions which significantly degrade national parks or
similar protected areas or introduce exotic plants or animals
into such areas.
(h) \77\ Annual Reports.--Each annual report required by
section 634(a) of this Act shall include, in a separate volume,
a report on the implementation of this section.
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