March 3 is World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate the many species found on our planet and to raise awareness for wildlife conservation. PERC’s research shows that when local people benefit from the presence of wildlife, populations increase.
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Recruiting 2016 Summer Grad Fellows
Do you know a promising graduate student researching natural resource issues?
Quiet Crisis: Unmet Needs in Indian Country
“Tribal governments deserve sovereign authority of their lands.” Terry Anderson testifies before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for a briefing on “Quiet Crisis:
Federal Funding and Unmet Needs In Indian Country.”
TBT: The Growth of Market-Based Conservation
Private conservation is not a new idea. Over the years, work by private entities has grown to face new environmental problems, but it is clear the ideas had taken root many years ago.
Breaking the Backlog: 7 Ideas to Address the National Park Deferred Maintenance Problem
Reform ideas that would enable parks to become more self-sufficient and less reliant on Congress for annual appropriations.
TBT: Busting the Myths of Free Market Environmentalism
As the home of free market environmentalism, PERC has always been dedicated to debate, discussion, and considering different perspectives on environmental issues.
Q&A with Werner Troesken on Flint’s Water Crisis
2014 Julian Simon Fellow Werner Troesken, author of The Great Lead Pipe Disaster, provides some perspective on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
TBT: Is it Time to Throw Out Recycling?
Recycling is a popular part of American society, but the environmental costs can outweigh the environmental benefits.
World Wetlands Day 2016
Well-intentioned policies drained half of America’s wetlands. With restoration efforts underway from coast to coast, we must ask whether environmental rules and regulations help or hinder wetland conservation.
TBT: Private vs. Government Conservation
Nearly 25 years after the United Nation’s first Earth Summit, we continue to find that private conservation is better for the environment than government control.