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Sets aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain.
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Prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold.
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Creates national monuments from federal lands to protect significant natural, cultural, or scientific features.
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Set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment.
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Supervising and maintaining all designated national parks, battlefields, historic places, and monuments.
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The protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great Britain
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A means to raise funds for wetland conservation.
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Stops injury to the public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration.
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Promotes the conservation and profitable use of agricultural land resources
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The IUCN keeps a list of threatened species, known as the red list.
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Compensates the nuclear industry against liability claims arising from nuclear incidents while still ensuring compensation coverage for the general public.
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Provides funds and matching grants to federal, state and local governments for the acquisition of land and water, and easements on land and water.
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To improve, strengthen, and accelerate programs for the prevention and abatement of air pollution.
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An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes.
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Prohibits the killing of all marine mammals in the U.S. and prohibits the import or export of any marine mammal body parts.
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To restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters
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An Act to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants, and for other purposes.
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To assure that the public is provided with safe drinking water, and for other purposes
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To provide technical and financial assistance for the development of management plans and facilities for the recovery of energy.
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An act to provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances released into the environment
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Established a treaty to protect biodiversity.
Conservation
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora controls the international trade of threatened plants and animals.
