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Science 19 March 1999:
Vol. 283. no. 5409, pp. 1856 - 1857
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5409.1856
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Policy Forum

CONSERVATION:
Capitalizing on Nature: Protected Area Management

Amar Inamdar, Helen de Jode, Keith Lindsay, Stephen Cobb

Government agencies responsible for biodiversity conservation face increasing costs and limited revenues. A business-oriented approach to management could help them to rationalize their assets and balance their books. Devolving authority and enhancing income through user-pays mechanisms are two routes towards financial sustainability.

The authors are in the Environment and Development Group, Oxford, OX1 4HT, UK. E-mail: amar{at}edg.org.uk

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