The use of exacted conservation easements is widespread. Yet, the study of the implications of their use has been minimal. Conservation easements are nonpossessory interests in land restricting a landowner’s ability to use her land in an otherwise permissible way, with the goal of yielding a...

An abbreviated version of an article that earlier appeared in Harvard Environmental Law Review and reproduced as part of the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review. In this piece, we examine the potential increased use of real estate options as a mechanism for land conservation. In...

The terrain of private-land conservation dealmaking is shifting. As the number of acres of private land protected for conservation increases, our understanding of what it means for a property to be "conserved" is shifting. We examined 269 conservation easements and conducted 73 interviews with...

Land conservation increasingly involves a concentrated focus on private lands, and increasingly a focus coming from private organizations. In this effort to protect land, conservation easements have become widespread. Conservation easements are generally conceived of as a way to prevent...

In this article, we focus on the potential of governmental authorities dedicated to management of ecosystem services. We argue that the creation of such Ecosystem Service Districts (ESDs) will improve the efficient provision of services necessary for human welfare. At the moment, when agencies...

In this article, we focus on the potential of governmental authorities dedicated to management of ecosystem services. We argue that the creation of such Ecosystem Service Districts (ESDs) will improve the efficient provision of services necessary for human welfare. At the moment, when agencies...