Balancing Land Use & Conservation Policy

This essay examines the Endangered Species Act and the Wild Land Policy, analyzing how these conservation measures impact land use and potentially conflict with human needs. It discusses the policies' effectiveness in protecting endangered species while acknowledging the challenges of balancing environmental preservation with human resource demands. The essay concludes by proposing solutions to achieve a more sustainable balance between conservation and human needs through initiatives like land exchange programs and tax reforms.

ESSAY: ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND THE WILD LAND
POLICY

Introduction
The environmental protection has risen to become one of the most widely discussed issues over
the last few years. While considerable harm to the natural sources is witnessed, certain steps are
taken to undermine such existing issues. Hence, it can be seen that land use management
solutions are being developed. This essay focuses on the legislations and policies related to the
land management in regards with protecting environment. Additionally, it focuses on the fact
that how these persisting policies can contradict the needs and requirements of the population.
Hence, suitable solutions for the same will be traced as well.
Discussion
In order to manage the usage of the land, there have been considerable steps taken in the recent
years. The most notable ones art h imposed restriction of the land usage in certain areas. The
announcement of the Endangered Species Act and the Wild Land Policy are evident in ensuring
that the environment is being protected lawfully.
The purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to look into the matter that both, the private as
well as the public lands are restricted from use when it inhabits a specific species which may
have the possibility of getting extinct. In order to protect the extinction of rare species as such,
these restrictions are announced. The consideration of the species is more in endangered species
Act, regardless of the location (Beschta et al. 2013). On the other hand, the Wild Land Policy
addresses the conservation of the environment is enforced within the public land scope. Certain
public land which have specific traits are protected with the enforcement of Wild Land Policy to
prevent the excessive usage of the land that can deteriorate the resources (San Jose et al. 2017).
While the need of preservation of land and wildlife is being recognized by increasing population,
it cannot be denied that the enforcements of policies and legislations as such are often in conflict
with that of the needs of the humans. It cannot be denied that the growing population is leading
to more demand of the available resources. However, the imposition of such legislation may
affect groups of people who may have grown up in habitats as such (Nagle, 2017). It can be seen
that the requirements of the human may have the tendency to overlap the statements of the
mentioned acts and policies.

Even though it can be observed that the effectiveness of the mentioned policies and regulations
have led to recovery of considerable numbers of flora-fauna and wildlife, it cannot be concluded
that a proper balance has been established in regards with the requirements of the human and
conservation of environment (Hammitt, Cole & Monz, 2015). The restrictions on public as well
as private lands are limiting the access to not only the land resource but also the added resources
available within the restricted area. Many may even get economically hampered due to the
restriction of usage of private property as well.
Thus, in order to balance the environmental interest and human needs, considerable efforts are
needed to be taken. For instance, apart from educating the population regarding the maintenance
of sustainable environment for future generation tax codes and land exchange initiatives can be
done. Thus, the requirements of the people will be addressed along with the maintenance of the
environment.
Conclusion
On the basis of the above topic it can be observed that while there are various acts and policies
including Endangered Species Act and the Wild Land Policy for protecting natural resources,
certain aspects of conflict with human needs are persistent. With the efforts like land exchange
initiatives and tax reform programs, these issues can be eliminated and a standard balance can be
established.

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