id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cjel-3743	Kammer, Sean M.; Christopherson, Sarah E.	Reserving a Place for Nature on Spaceship Earth: Rethinking the Role of Conservation Easements	2019	48	.pdf	application/pdf	20140	1009	52	As awareness of the need for conservation has increased, so too has the use of conservation easements—an instrument whereby landowners sell or donate certain of their development rights to another party in exchange for certain tax benefits—as one tool among many for meeting that need. More recently, Nancy A. McLaughlin wrote that: The public is investing billions of dollars in conservation easements, which now protect an estimated 40 million acres throughout the United States.	cache/cjel-3743.pdf	txt/cjel-3743.txt