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Financial tool considered climate change uncertainty to select land for conservation

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) A tool commonly used by financial strategists to determine what shares to purchase to create a diversified stock portfolio was used to develop a diversified portfolio of another kind -- land to be set aside for conservation purposes given the uncertainty about climate change.

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AAAS EurekAlert!