The Marvelous Migrations of Greater Yellowstone
Todd WilkinsonThe surviving wildlife migrations of the Yellowstone region are wonders of nature. The key to saving them is enlisting private landowners as allies.
The Merits of Prevention
Kat DwyerSimply pointing the finger at climate change will not prevent devastation during the next wildfire season.
Reining in the Wild Horse Crisis
Watch the latest film in PERC's Markets for Conservation series which shares the story of a market-based solution to the wild horse crisis.
As Fire Risks Rise, California Limits Insurers’ Ability to React
Jonathan WoodPolicies intended to provide short term benefits to homeowners can increase the harms from increased fire risks by blunting the incentives that a free market would otherwise provide.
Greening Globalilzation
Catherine E. SemcerThe Loss of Biodiversity is a Top Risk to The Global Economy. Reducing that Risk Depends on Securing Property Rights and Embracing Free Trade
Preserving Yellowstone’s Majestic Migration
Brian YablonskiA podcast on the importance of Yellowstone's wildlife migration and how we can help preserve it.
Happy (Late) Birthday, Aldo!
Jack SmithWe are still far from harmony with the land. But today, less than a week after Leopold’s 133rd birthday, we can be sure he’d be proud of our progress.
Habitat Loss and the Great African Migration
Catherine E. SemcerA podcast on the future of Africa's Great Migration
Property Rights Can Help Address Environmental Justice Concerns
Jonathan WoodConstitutional protections for property rights, if enforced properly, can protect vulnerable communities and advance environmental justice.
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
Healthy Public Lands, Healthy Private Lands
“Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest.”
A Proactive Approach for Australia’s Fires
Proactively supporting and privately funding forest restoration projects that reduce risk and increase resiliency is a step we can take in the present to prevent fires in the future.
Cato Daily Podcast: The Antiquities Act, Protecting Land, and Executive Authority
A podcast on the Antiquities Act and federal land management.
Wildlife
Should Every Cat Owner, Car Owner, and Homeowner be a Potential Criminal?
U.S. bird populations have decreased by an average of 30% over the last 50 years, but overcriminalization is not the only means to address this challenge.
Will Sea Otters Soon Return to San Francisco Bay?
For such a reintroduction to work, compromises must be struck.
Masters of Migration
Conserving migratory corridors will require creative solutions.
Water
FEMA’s in Need of Reform
Should FEMA act as a national zoning board or use market incentives to reduce disaster risk?
Supreme Court Wades Back into the Murky Clean Water Act
County of Maui, Hawaii vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
Water Storage Rights Hit a Snag
Will Oregon reopen its water market?
Private Lands
Healthy Public Lands, Healthy Private Lands
“Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner who conserves the public interest.”
A Proactive Approach for Australia’s Fires
Proactively supporting and privately funding forest restoration projects that reduce risk and increase resiliency is a step we can take in the present to prevent fires in the future.
Property Rights at Heart of Superfund Case
Secure property rights are crucial in protecting individuals against pollution.
Hunters and Anglers
Protecting America’s Duck Factory
Lessons from Ducks Unlimited
Hunting for Wildlife Recovery
Watch PERC's short film which tells the story of how trophy hunting is helping conserve African wildlife.
This Hunting Season, Thank a Private Landowner
If we overlook the importance of private landowners in conserving wildlife, we risk jeopardizing what we love.
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
