Conservation banking is an environmental market-based method designed to offset adverse effects, generally, to species of concern, are threatened, or endangered and protected under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) through the creation of conservation banks.[1] Conservation banking can be viewed as a method of mitigation that allows permitting agencies to target various natural resources typically of value or concern, and it is generally contemplated as a protection technique to be implemented before the valued resource or species will need to be mitigated. The ESA prohibits the "taking" of fish and wildlife species which are officially listed as endangered or threatened in their populations.[2] However, under section 7(a)(2) for Federal Agencies, and under section 10(a) for private parties, a take may be permissible for unavoidable impacts if there are conservation mitigation measures for the affected species or habitat.[3] Purchasing “credits” through a conservation bank is one such mitigation measure to remedy the loss.[1]
Conservation banks are permanently protected parcels of land with inherent abilities to harbor, preserve, and manage the survival of endangered and threatened species, along with their critical habitat.[2] This allows the acquisition and protection of the parcels of land prior to future loss or disturbance to valued resources. Banks are often considered to be the more ecologically efficient option for mitigation because they generally incorporate larger tracts of land that enables higher quality habitat and range connectivity, thereby creating a stronger chance of survival and sustainability for the species.[4] Rather than have developments offset their effects by conserving small areas of habitat, conservation banking allows pooling multiple mitigation resources into a larger reserve.[1] The intention of conservation banking is to create a no-net loss of the intended resources. Conservation banking may be used by various entitles as a method of species and habitat protection, as long as it is approved by the permitting agency.
^ abc"Conservation Banking Incentives for Stewardship" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ ab"Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^"Full text of the Endangered Species Act". NOAA Fisheries. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^"Results from a survey of conservation banking sponsors and managers" (PDF). Department of Interior Office of Policy Analysis. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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