26
competing emergencies that drive dollars down toward the inevitable triage factor in
policy-making.
Average costs for simply doing the review of each of the “more than 500 species
petitions” pending before the US Fish & Wildlife Service are “$140,000” per species.
23
Other research suggests that globally to provide sufficient information on the
status and necessary recovery financing of IUCN Red Listed species would cost
approximately US$174 million, plus other costs of US$114 million annually to
maintain baselines on existing data.
24
Others have argued that “protecting all the
world’s threatened species will cost around US$4 billion a year.”
25
By percentage of
23 See “How much would you pay to protect an endangered species,” by Jonathan Wood, The Hill,
October 8, 2018, https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/410151-how-much-would-youpay-to-protect-an-endangered-species, Accessed February 21, 2020.
24 See PlosOne, “Assessing the Cost of Global Biodiversity and Conservation Knowledge,” by
Diego Juffe-Bignoli, Thomas M. Brooks, Stuart H. M. Butchart, et.al., August 16, 2016, https://
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160640, Accessed February 21, 2020.
25 See “Cost of Conserving Global Biodiversity Set at $76 Billion,” by Daniel Cressey, October 12,
Fig. 3.2 A California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). (Big Sur, Photo © M.C. Tobias)
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competing emergencies that drive dollars down toward the inevitable triage factor in
policy-making.
Average costs for simply doing the review of each of the “more than 500 species
petitions” pending before the US Fish & Wildlife Service are “$140,000” per species.
23
Other research suggests that globally to provide sufficient information on the
status and necessary recovery financing of IUCN Red Listed species would cost
approximately US$174 million, plus other costs of US$114 million annually to
maintain baselines on existing data.
24
Others have argued that “protecting all the
world’s threatened species will cost around US$4 billion a year.”
25
By percentage of
23 See “How much would you pay to protect an endangered species,” by Jonathan Wood, The Hill,
October 8, 2018, https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/410151-how-much-would-youpay-to-protect-an-endangered-species, Accessed February 21, 2020.
24 See PlosOne, “Assessing the Cost of Global Biodiversity and Conservation Knowledge,” by
Diego Juffe-Bignoli, Thomas M. Brooks, Stuart H. M. Butchart, et.al., August 16, 2016, https://
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160640, Accessed February 21, 2020.
25 See “Cost of Conserving Global Biodiversity Set at $76 Billion,” by Daniel Cressey, October 12,
Fig. 3.2 A California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). (Big Sur, Photo © M.C. Tobias)
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