Since at least the time of von Thünen's contributions to the subject, economists have been interested in explaining land use in the hinterlands. This interest has grown with increasing societal demands on remaining forested areas and concern for the nonmarket resources generated by such...

The law governing termination of donated conservation easements generally and appropriately discourages termination. Among the requirements is a judicial finding that it is impossible or impracticable to meet the purposes of the easement. Climate change and other large scale ecological events...