The human footprint consumes both wildlife habitat and the ability of farms and ranches to operate at scale.  There are many different forms that a nature consumption tax could take with the proceeds applied to buying conservation easements, incentivizing clustered development, keeping agrarians on the and, having a revenue source for affordable housing and helping local governments maintain infrastructure. See a few of them below. Photo illustration courtesy Shutterstock/ID 1212292750
The human footprint consumes both wildlife habitat and the ability of farms and ranches to operate at scale. There are many different forms that a nature consumption tax could take with the proceeds applied to buying conservation easements, incentivizing clustered development, keeping agrarians on the and, having a revenue source for affordable housing and helping local governments maintain infrastructure. See a few of them below. Photo illustration courtesy Shutterstock/ID 1212292750