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.
Conservationists Should Support Trophy Hunting
Catherine E. SemcerWhy I joined 132 researchers in signing an open letter in Science Magazine
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.
Conserving Wildlife Migration Corridors
Catherine E. SemcerStatement for the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources on the critical role private landowners play in conserving migration corridors.
PERC Research Fellow Testifies on International Wildlife Conservation as an Expression of American Values
Hannah DowneyCatherine Semcer presents before the International Wildlife Conservation Council on how to promote markets, democracy, and human rights through international conservation programs.
Look to History to Reform the Antiquities Act
Jonathan WoodShifting responsibility for protecting federal lands back to Congress can reduce conflict while promoting deliberation and compromise.
Hunting for Wildlife Recovery
Watch the latest film in PERC's Markets for Conservation series which tells the story of how trophy hunting is helping conserve African wildlife.
The Problem With Environmental Regulation
Jonathan WoodWhy do we take some environmental impacts for granted?
This hunting season, thank a private landowner
Brian YablonskiIf we overlook the importance of private landowners in conserving wildlife, we risk jeopardizing what we love.
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
What the Changes to the Endangered Species Act Really Mean—The John Batchelor Show
A podcast on the recent rule changes made to the Endangered Species Act.
How Trophy Hunting Aids Wildlife Conservation—The John Batchelor Show
A podcast on the important role of trophy hunting in African wildlife conservation.
The New Endangered-Species Regulations Are Good for Species
The old rules created a perverse incentive not to preserve habitat
Water
Brewing Beer to Save Water
Watch one of PERC's Markets for Conservation films 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
Cato Daily Podcast: Property Rights as a Foundation for Conservation
A podcast on the role of property rights in incentivizing private conservation efforts.
Endangered Species Act Reforms Improve Incentives for Landowners to Recover Species
Although any change concerning this popular law generates understandable concern, many of these changes will benefit on-the-ground conservation by reducing conflict.
Interior Has Revised Endangered Species Rules—What Happens Now?
How will these changes affect species conservation?
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
