Common use of CONSERVATION ACTIONS Clause in Contracts

CONSERVATION ACTIONS. To further the purposes of the DRECP, and prior to the completion and approval of the DRECP, Applicants, Parties, and other entities may elect to preserve, enhance or restore, either by acquisition or other means, habitat in the Planning Area that supports Covered Species or natural communities. The Wildlife Agencies agree to credit such resources, in accordance with their biological value, toward the habitat protection, enhancement, and restoration requirements of the DRECP, as appropriate, provided these resources support Covered Species and natural communities; are appropriately conserved, restored or enhanced; and contribute to the DRECP conservation strategy.