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Water Conservation
New Report: Texas Water Policy Can Promote Conservation and Limit Waste
Voluntary water markets offer a path to protect farms, cities, and rivers without mandates
Improving Texas Water Markets
Policy reforms to encourage conservation by reducing barriers to trading water
Clear Rules Are Key to Effective Wetlands Conservation
Conserving wetlands is a worthwhile investment, but more regulation does not automatically mean better conservation.
PERC Reports, Winter 2025/26
This special issue contemplates big ideas for the next era of conservation.
The Case for Conservation Abundance
How fixing America’s affordability crisis points toward a conservation future defined by plenty rather than scarcity
Ending the Era of Precaution
Stewardship recalls what is still known of gardening but has been forgotten about larger ecosystems.
Water As the Lifeblood of Conservation
Prioritizing locally connected water solutions in the next era of conservation
Collaboration Can Break the Conservation Stalemate
Every era of conservation took its defining characteristic from an innovation that met a need.
Conservation’s Future Is Rooted in Its Past
The next era of conservation is one in which the venture of conserving resources is a forethought, not a simple pursuit undertaken only when convenient.