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Commentary
Nature 443, 27-28 (7 September 2006) | doi:10.1038/443027a; Published online 6 September 2006
Selling out on nature
Douglas J. McCauley1
- Douglas J. McCauley is in the Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
Abstract
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.
Probably the most important trend in conservation science at the moment is 'ecosystem services', typically seen as economic benefits provided by natural ecosystems1. They form the basis of most market-oriented mechanisms for conservation.
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