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Because incentives matter for conservation.

The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) explores how aligning incentives for environmental stewardship produces sustainable outcomes for land, water, and wildlife.

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  • Dominic Parker Sarah Johnston Bryan Leonard Daniel Stewart Justin Winikoff

    Economic Potential of Wind and Solar in American Indian Communities

    This academic paper combines data on wind and solar endowments, reservation characteristics, and utility-scale renewable energy projects to offer three insights.

  • PERC and RMEF Team Up to Launch Innovative Wildlife Conservation Initiatives

    Our expanded partnership marks the beginning of a multiyear effort focused on pioneering big game conservation efforts across the Rocky Mountain West and Pacific Northwest regions. 

  • Dylan Soares

    Markets for Voluntary Conservation on State Trust Lands is a Win-Win Solution

    A public comment submitted to the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments regarding its proposed qualified bidder rule

  • Marcus Strange

    Forward Thinking Wildlife Management

    A public comment submitted to Montana FWP regarding its proposed mule deer management guiding principles

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    Dylan Soares Jonathan Wood

    Condition-Based Management is a Lawful Way for the Forest Service to Comply With NEPA

    An amicus brief submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in North Cascades Conservation Council v. United States Forest Service

  • Shawn Regan Ben Foster Brian Yablonski Kristin Barker Arthur Middleton

    Developing New Tools to De-Risk Wildlife Occupancy on Private Lands

    Incorporating de-risking tools into the wildlife conservation toolbox can help conservation practitioners more strategically allocate resources to benefit wildlife and the private lands that help support them.

  • Marcus Strange

    Creative Conservation Can Support Private Land Stewardship

    A public comment on proposed changes to hunting and damage claims regulation in Wyoming

  • Shawn Regan

    PERC Reports Summer 2024

    This issue of PERC Reports demonstrates the importance of incentives across a wide range of issues.

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