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Abstract
The nature conservation sector within Australia is dominated by the government
sector. The degree of dominance in Australia is not necessarily exhibited in other
countries, in particular the United States. The degree of dominance is suggested to
be, in part, a product of the institutional framework that nature conservation is
undertaken within. The institutional framework along with the characteristics of the
goods and services produced shapes the range and type of activities undertaken by the
private sector. The range of constraints faced by the private sector within Australia
differs from those faced in other nations. In this paper some of these differences are
identified. The implications are examined by reference to institutions and the
resulting incentives in the United States and the United Kingdom in particular. The
paper concludes with suggestions for policy strategies to mobilise the nongovernment
nature conservation sector.