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Jul 29, 2021
Photo: Chincoteague, Virginia, a Chesapeake Bay town home to about 3,000 people that shares the name of the island on which it is located on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Chincoteague has long been popular with visitors for its nature, historic sites and the ponies that move between there and nearby Assateague. Image credit: Sara Cottle/Unsplash
According to Timothy Male, Executive Director at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center, achieving a true sustainable growth means solving a diverse range of issues including the rampant biodiversity loss, increasing land and water pollution and environmental injustice.
A promising path to direct and accelerate these efforts lies in policy-building initiatives that create financial incentives for private conservation efforts, Male explained in a Private Conservation Finance report.