Accounting for Climate Change Impacts on Species During Project Development

Explore the intersection of climate change and wildlife protection in our session on adapting regulatory processes for species conservation. Learn how changes in climate can influence Section 7 consultations and Section 10 permits, and gain insights into potential future shifts in environmental policy and administration.

Credit(s)

1

CO Approval ID

850827

Original Program Date

October 4, 2024

Duration

50 minutes

This presentation tackles the evolving challenges of addressing climate change impacts on protected species during the Section 7 consultation process under the Endangered Species Act. It discusses the potential for reinitiating consultation as environmental conditions change, ensuring that actions remain compliant with species conservation goals. The session also examines how climate change considerations are integrated into the Section 10 permitting process, which allows for incidental take of endangered species. Furthermore, it offers insights into predicting future administrative approaches to environmental regulation, based on current trends and policy shifts, providing a forward-looking perspective on how climate change might influence regulatory frameworks and conservation strategies.

Video presentation from the Special Institute on Protected Wildlife and Project Development

Speakers

Credits

Materials

1 CLE Credit – Approval ID: CO ID - 850827

This course has been accredited for CLE credit in Colorado. CLE credit hours shown are for Colorado only. A CLE course number for Colorado will be provided to attendees on their certificates of attendance once a course has been completed. New Mexico attorneys who complete a course must notify us (cle@rmmlf.org) because we are required to report credits for you. If this course has been approved for RPL/CPL credit with the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the credits will be listed below in a separate section for AAPL. If applicable, Component Codes for AAPL recertification will also be provided. Please contact RMMLF if you need independent verification by the provider of your attendance or participation for CLE purposes. Except as provided above, RMMLF generally does not apply for accreditation from any other MCLE/CPD organizations for its online legal education program. Upon completion of a program a certificate of attendance will be issued to all attendees. Except as provided above, attendees must verify with their respective state bars and CPD organizations and their specific rules as to whether or not the certificate of attendance will be recognized by that body for MCLE/CPD purposes, and the number of CLE/CPD credits that may be available. The live presentation of the on-demand program has been accredited in most mandatory states as part of a larger course, but such accreditation does not assure recognition of the on-demand program.

Professor KALYANI ROBBINS is a nationally recognized scholar in the field of Environmental & Natural Resources Law, best known for her expertise in Biodiversity Conservation, as well as her work relating to Climate Change Governance. She is also an emerging scholar in the field of Property. She teaches Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Property, Criminal Procedure, and seminars in Biodiversity and Climate Change. Professor Robbins travels frequently for speaking engagements, serves or has served in leadership roles within both the ABA and the AALS, and has published several books. Her work has been published in the legal academic journals at Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, NYU, University of Minnesota, University of Oregon, Lewis & Clark, SUNY Buffalo, McGeorge, Case Western Reserve, University of Akron, Fordham, and Pace. Prior to joining the Loyola University Chicago law faculty in 2019, Professor Robbins served on the law faculties at Florida International University and the University of Akron, as well as two visits at the University of San Francisco. In her years before academia, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and was Legal Director for Sequoia ForestKeeper, an environmental nonprofit. She also clerked for The Honorable Norman H. Stahl of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and The Honorable Faith S. Hochberg of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Professor Robbins completed her undergraduate work at U.C. Berkeley before going on to receive her J.D. from Stanford Law School, and her LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, cum laude, from Lewis & Clark Law School. She has been admitted to the California and New York bars.