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They already benefit from it though? Eg. Wetlands ease flooding during hurricanes, and quality of life improvements by being close to nature without pollution
by 8note 3y ago
They already benefit from it though? Eg. Wetlands ease flooding during hurricanes, and quality of life improvements by being close to nature without pollution
I could see a one time payment when the restriction is first added, but once it's there, that's priced into the value of the property, and influences who will buy it
Why should tax payers foot the bill for somebody who wants land by the wetlands because they're an avid birder?
- londons_explore 3y agoI too could get behind a one time payment. That would hopefully prevent landowners deliberately destroying the environment just to prevent it becoming protected. It might even start a new class of landowner who buy uninteresting land, then cultivate lots of nature and wildlife, then make a profit when the government designates it a nature reserve.