What can impede ecologically sound development? 

A)  establishing land trusts 
B)  taxing land on the basis of the economically highest potential use 
C)  requiring environmental impact analyses for private projects 
D)  implementing conservation easements

Ecologically Sound

Practices or methods that are considered to have low impact on the environment and contribute to its sustainability and health.

Land Trusts

A legal arrangement that allows for the protection and conservation of land for environmental, conservation, or cultural values.

Conservation Easements

Legal agreements that restrict the use of land in order to preserve its conservation values, allowing landowners to protect natural resources while retaining property ownership.