Committee urges stronger federal-local ties for coral reef protection

In light of global climate events, the U.S. All Island Coral Reef Committee urges the “immediate elevation” of the climate change issue within the federal government, among other issues, in a recent report. Global risk to coral reefs continues to grow, according to AIC chair Fran...
Posted On Mar 02 2015 04:00
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DLNR: CNMI to say no to proposed ESA listing

The Department of Lands and Natural Resources is drafting a “position letter” for the governor’s signature on the proposed listing of 23 Marianas species under the Endangered Species Act. This letter, according to acting secretary Richard Seman, will represent a “unified front”...
Posted On Feb 05 2015 04:00
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‘ESA designation could have adverse effects on Rota’

A proposed rule to protect endangered flora and fauna could have adverse effects on residents of Rota, one of the three major islands in the CNMI. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a rule to protect 23 species found in Guam and the CNMI and has recently reopened the...
Posted On Jan 28 2015 04:00
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Military could have stake in proposed ESA listing

The U.S. military could have a stake in the proposed listing of 23 Marianas plant and animal species under the Endangered Species Act, for which public comments were reopened this month. They first closed in December last year. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, out of deemed...
Posted On Jan 20 2015 04:00
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