With scant evidence that market-based conservation works, argues Douglas J. McCauley, the time is ripe for returning to the protection of nature for nature's sake.
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McCauley, D. Selling out on nature. Nature 443, 27–28 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443027a
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