Posts Tagged "Marine Conservation Easements"


By: Daniel Zummo 1.      Introduction One of the newest instruments used by environmentalists to protect land in the United States is the conservation easement.  Easements have been instrumental in preserving rural and agricultural landscapes, from family farms to working ranches and timberlands. Between 1992 and 1997, more than 11 million acres of rural land in the United States was converted to developed use — an area five times the...

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