The EcoEnterprises Fund has invested $500,000 in a private company that works with small scale cocoa producers in Latin America. ‘By investing in businesses doing the right thing, we can help people make a living, and help protect the world’s great places,’ says Tammy Newmark, president of the fund. The $10 million fund provides ventureContinue reading “Sweet Success”
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Clear-cut
Every few years the phone rings and a person in distress says, “Wallace, something awful is going to happen.” The caller’s neighbor or someone close by has decided to cut timber. The distress in the caller’s voice verges on panic, as if the house had started to burn. The end is near. And it’sContinue reading “Clear-cut”
Government Recalcitrance
Federal agencies reject liability for toxic harm.
Foreign Policy goes Green
Mouthing goals, slowing progress.
Modern Agriculture
Boon or bane for the environment?
Fisheries are Classic Example of the “Tragedy of the Commons”
How fishery management practices have lead to severely depleted fish populations.
Guides for State Policymakers:
Guides for State Policymakers Introduction PERC has produced four guides for state legislators to help them better understand how local control and market incentives can be used to protect the environment and quality of life. These booklets, listed below, were written by PERC associates and researchers under the direction of Matthew Brown and produced byContinue reading “Guides for State Policymakers:”
A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths, Providing Solutions
A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths, Providing Solutions examines sprawl in detail, explaining which solutions work, which ones don’t, and why.
The Politics and Economics of Park Management
A study of national protected area systems in both developed and developing countries that have made a transformation from “fortress parks” to a sustainable use model.
How Water Markets Can End Conflicts
By Clay J, Landry To the Reader Water has been an important concern in the West since the days of the Gold Rush. With today’s rapidly growing populations, many western states are facing greater pressure than ever from ranchers, farmers, environmentalists and the residents of growing cities to divide water among competing interests. The century-oldContinue reading “How Water Markets Can End Conflicts”