Endangered species recovery plan

Recovery plans act as a foundation from which to build a conservation effort to preserve animals which are under threat of extinction.

Climate change is also linked to several issues relating to extinct species and animals' quality of life.

The United States Congress said in 1973 that endangered species "are of aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value to the Nation and its people.

This plan "brings together an outline of the species conservation actions required to implement the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, with supporting tools and guidelines", and aims to reach targets set for 2030.

The aim of the plan is to maximise the long-term survival in the wild of a threatened species or ecosystem.

[7] The IUCN stated in 2016 that there is evidence that area-based approaches do not have enough focus on individual species to protect them sufficiently.

[4] In Australia, the Minister for the Environment may make or adopt and implement recovery plans for threatened fauna, flora and ecosystems listed under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), after consultation with the relevant minister in each state, the Threatened Species Scientific Committee, and members of the public.

Recovery plans achieve this aim by providing a planned and logical framework for key interest groups and responsible government agencies to coordinate their work to improve the plight of threatened species and/or ecological communities.

The documents "are intended to be used as a tool for identifying and prioritising measures to restore the populations of these species across their range within the EU.

University of California Press, ISBN 9780520355545 • Greenwald, N., Ando, A., Butchart, S. et al. Conservation: The Endangered Species Act at 40.