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Why a global 'conservation basic income' could be a shrewd investment

The cost of a global conservation basic income would be at least US$351 billion each year, and maybe as much as US$6.73 trillion.

The cost of a global conservation basic income would be at least US$351 billion each year, and maybe as much as US$6.73 trillion. Image: Unsplash/Piotr Usewicz

Emiel de Lange
Visiting researcher, The University of Edinburgh
Jocelyne Sze
PhD Candidate in Conservation and Biodiversity, University of Sheffield
Robert Fletcher
Associate Professor, Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University
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