Using existing tools to expand cooperative conservation for candidate species across Federal and non-Federal lands

The Conservation Plan/Agreement. The foundation of the approach is a comprehensive plan or agreement for conservation of the species, including measures to address threats to the species on both Federal and non-Federal lands. Because the conservation plan/agreement would be designed to provide for effective conservation of the covered species, full implementation of the measures in the CCA would likely make the protections of the ESA unnecessary. Conserving species so that listing is unnecessary provides the greatest certainty to property owners that they will not face additional conservation measures or requirements beyond those they voluntarily commit to implement under the agreement.