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Nature 461, 37 (3 September 2009) | doi:10.1038/461037b; Published online 2 September 2009

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Conservation: the world's religions can help

Shonil Bhagwat1 & Martin Palmer2

  1. School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK
    Email: shonil.bhagwat@ouce.ox.ac.uk
  2. Alliance of Religions and Conservation, The House, Kelston Park, Bath BA1 9AE, UK

The world's religions are emerging as a surprising driver of support for conservation of biological diversity.The International Interfaith Investment Group, for example, which is collectively worth more than US$7 trillion, is encouraging religious organizations to change their current investment policies in favour of those that support conservation (http://www.3ignet.org

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