The New Endangered Species Act Rules, Explained
Jonathan WoodThe Endangered Species Act is a popular and important law. It isn’t surprising that changes to its implementation evoke strong feelings and rhetoric.
New Endangered Species Policy Will Protect Both Property Rights and Rare Frogs
Tate WatkinsThere’s no need to pit property owners against imperiled species.
Cato Daily Podcast: How the Endangered Species Act Works (and Doesn’t)
Jonathan WoodA podcast on the successes and failures of the Endangered Species Act.
Endangered Species Act Regulations: New and Improved?
Jonathan WoodA podcast on the rule changes to the Endangered Species Act.
Leave Park Operations — and Fee Revenues — to the Parks
Hannah Downey, Tate WatkinsEmpowering local land managers to spend the revenues they have generated on their greatest needs can help provide the resources to care for our shared lands properly.
The New Endangered-Species Regulations Are Good for Species
Shawn ReganThe old rules created a perverse incentive not to preserve habitat
Conservationists Should Support Trophy Hunting
Catherine E. SemcerWhy I joined 132 researchers in signing an open letter in Science Magazine
Cato Daily Podcast: Property Rights as a Foundation for Conservation
Holly FretwellA podcast on the role of property rights in incentivizing private conservation efforts.
ESA Reform and the Importance of the Two-Step Process: Jonathan Wood
Jonathan WoodA podcast on the Endangered Species Act rule changes and their expected impact.
Endangered Species Act Reforms Improve Incentives for Landowners to Recover Species
Jonathan WoodAlthough any change concerning this popular law generates understandable concern, many of these changes will benefit on-the-ground conservation by reducing conflict.
About PERC
Founded in 1980 in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the home of free market environmentalism. Our research is dedicated to harnessing the power of markets and property rights to improve environmental quality.
Research Areas
Public Lands
Cato Daily Podcast: Let Conservationists Compete for Use of Federal Lands
A podcast on the potential to open bidding markets to conservationists.
Bringing the LWCF Into the 21st Century
Brian Yablonski's testimony before the U.S. Senate on ways to improve the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The Future of Outdoor Recreation Funding
A collection of PERC research on how we fund and maintain outdoor recreation opportunities on public lands.
Wildlife
Interior Has Revised Endangered Species Rules — What Happens Now?
How will these changes affect species conservation?
Cato Daily Podcast: Grizzly Bears and Endangered Species Recovery
A podcast on the changes necessary to make the Endangered Species Act more effective at recovering species.
The Endangered Species Act’s Road to Recovery
The Department of the Interior announces reforms, supported by PERC research, to improve wildlife recovery under the Endangered Species Act.
Water
Brewing Beer to Save Water
Watch PERC's latest video that shares the story of how the beer market is speaking up for rivers and helping preserve our precious water resource.
The Clean Water Act’s Murky Regulation Poses Problems
States and markets can create clearer environmental standards tailored to local concerns and needs.
A Market to Convert Flooded Neighborhoods to Wetlands
Using market forces to address flooding.
Private Lands
Interior Has Revised Endangered Species Rules — What Happens Now?
How will these changes affect species conservation?
The Endangered Species Act’s Road to Recovery
The Department of the Interior announces reforms, supported by PERC research, to improve wildlife recovery under the Endangered Species Act.
After 8 Years of Dusky Gopher Frog Drama, Court Settlement Provides Relief for Louisiana Landowner
A long-running saga over private land designated as critical habitat for an endangered frog comes to a close.
Hunters and Anglers
The Role of Hunting in Conserving African Wildlife
Catherine Semcer's testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on the "CECIL Act."
Bringing the LWCF Into the 21st Century
Brian Yablonski's testimony before the U.S. Senate on ways to improve the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
What does it really mean?
Fisheries
Urbane Cowboys Podcast: Earth Day with Holly Fretwell
A podcast about free market environmentalism.
This Earth Day, Try Conservation Optimism
Earth Day is a moment to celebrate the gains of conservation and the natural world.
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
A collection of papers exploring the role market design plays in the distributional consequences of the transition to market-based environmental protection.
Publications
Volume 38, No.1, Summer 2019
How We Pay to Play: Funding Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands in the 21st Century
What Went Wrong With WOTUS: Reflections on Economic Valuation and Environmental Regulation
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
Volume 37, No.2, Winter 2018
The Road to Recovery
The Unintended Consequences of U.S. Conflict-Mineral Regulation
Volume 37, No.1, Summer 2018
Volume 36, No.2, Winter 2017
A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
