Selling out on nature
@article{McCauley2006SellingOO, title={Selling out on nature}, author={Douglas J. McCauley}, journal={Nature}, year={2006}, volume={443}, pages={27-28} }
With scant evidence that market-based conservation works, argues Douglas J. McCauley, the time is ripe for returning to the protection of nature for nature's sake.Back to natureWith scant evidence that market-based conservation works, argues Douglas J. McCauley, the time is ripe for a return to the protection of nature for nature's sake.
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