Benefits of the ballot box for species conservation.

@article{Kroetz2014BenefitsOT,
  title={Benefits of the ballot box for species conservation.},
  author={Kailin Kroetz and James N. Sanchirico and Paul R. Armsworth and H. Spencer Banzhaf},
  journal={Ecology letters},
  year={2014},
  volume={17 3},
  pages={
          294-302
        }
}
Recent estimates reaffirm that conservation funds are insufficient to meet biodiversity conservation goals. Organisations focused on biodiversity conservation therefore need to capitalise on investments that societies make in environmental protection that provide ancillary benefits to biodiversity. Here, we undertake the first assessment of the potential ancillary benefits from the ballot box in the United States, where citizens vote on referenda to conserve lands for reasons that may not… 
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