Conservation Translocations and the Law

Arie Trouwborst, Andy Blackmore, Sally Blyth, Floor Fleurke, Phillipa McCormack, Martin J. Gaywood

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Abstract

Law can influence conservation translocations in two basic ways: it can play a supportive and/or a restrictive role. Regarding the first role, legislation can provide support, a mandate, and/or an obligation to consider or perform a translocation. This may involve both general obligations to conserve or restore certain species or ecosystems, as well as specific obligations concerning species reintroductions or other types of translocation. Regarding the second role, legislation can impose limitations on translocation possibilities and/or make translocations conditional on meeting certain requirements. Such limitations and conditions may follow from legislation on native species protection, area protection, invasive non-native species, disease, trade, animal welfare, and several other areas of law. Requirements of both types may flow from international and national law. The legal requirements that will apply to any projected conservation translocation will depend on the countries, areas, and species involved, and there may be significant differences between one project and the next. The applicable requirements may be easy to meet for some projects, and be prohibitive for others. It is crucial that a careful analysis of applicable domestic legislation is carried out in the early stages of any contemplated conservation translocation. Practitioners should also make themselves aware of the relevant international legislation to provide them with the wider legal context of their work, and to help them influence the development of future legislation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConservation Translocations
PublisherCambridge University Press
Chapter3
Pages77-107
Number of pages31
ISBN (Electronic)9781108638142
ISBN (Print)9781108494465
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Assisted colonisation
  • Conservation translocations
  • Ecological replacement
  • Invasive non-native species
  • Law
  • Legislation
  • Multilateral environmental agreements
  • Policy
  • Precautionary principle
  • Reintroduction

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