Trade-in to trade-up
Nature reserves and protected areas enjoy sacred status in conservation
Nature reserves and protected areas enjoy sacred status in conservation
The full or partial acquisition of land remains a predominant focus of terrestrial conservation strategies. Non-governmental organizations play an important role in habitat protection, yet few studies investigate their contribution to conservation investment. Here we examine temporal trends in the size of land transactions made by the world's largest land trust, The Nature Conservancy (TNC).