9415

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9415
• Author: Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
• Title: Species Conservation Trust Fund ‎(HB 98-1006)‎\
• USFW Year: 1999.
• Copyright Material: NO

maintaining the objectives of sound science, cost-effectiveness and
predictability;
(6) responsive to considering the economic vitality of areas affected by such
agreements.
D. The State and the Department envision that a series of Conservation Agreements
will be developed over time by governmental and non-governmental entities
pursuant to this Memorandum of Agreement. To facilitate development of
species or habitat specific Conservation Agreements, the State and the Department
will:
(1) work with all interested parties and each other to identify species and
habitats that could benefit most from voluntary conservation efforts to
protect and enhance them and thereby reduce or preclude the need for
their protection under the Act. This will be done in a manner that
supports local government planning and decision-making processes, and
respects interests and opportunities for landowners, water users, hunters,
and anglers;
(2) encourage at every opportunity a multiple species, landscape, watershed,
and/or community approach to species and habitat conservation, in
contrast to single species approaches, that will allow for multiple issues
and opportunities to be addressed together to benefit Colorado's fish,
wildlife, plants and habitats. Such an approach can be helpful in ensuring
the overall, long-term efficiency of conservation actions.
(3) provide support for local- decision-makers by providing timely and
accurate information regarding species. habitats, and pressures that
threaten their continued health in a manner that can- be efficiently
integrated into local comprehensive plans;
(4) catalogue and make available a broad range of existing tools to protect,
rehabilitate and enhance land and water habitats, including but not limited
to cooperative agreements, resource management plans (including
management of non-native species), protection of instream flows as
provided by state law, and willing-seller acquisition of conservation
easements, leases and in some cases, fee simple interest in land;
(5) explore how other innovative tools can be' used to create incentives for
landowner, water right holders, local governments and others that will
result in conservation of fish, wildlife and plants, and their habitats in a
manner that enhances the assets of landowners and water right holders.
These innovative incentives could include habitat banking, tradeable
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