Is there room for innovation in national forest management? In this PERC Policy Series, Robert Nelson proposes “charter forests” as a new management approach.
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PERC’s ideas at work in Nicaragua
Luis Figueroa from the University of Francisco Marroquin interviewed Wendy Purnell about her experience with market-based conservation in Nicaragua.
PERC Welcomes 2015 Visiting Fellows
PERC’s Enviropreneur Institute will incubate ten new business ventures. Visiting fellows will conduct research on topics ranging from marine conservation to market adaptation to climate change.
Investors Letter
With summer fast approaching and the snow melting from all but the highest peaks around Bozeman, now is a good time to update our supporters on PERC’s recent accomplishments and upcoming plans.
World Oceans Day 2015
World Oceans Day brings more good news about the performance of fisheries managed with secure fishing rights.
Bee-pocalypse Now?
Sorry to be a buzzkill, but U.S. honeybee colonies are at a 20-year high.
National Trails Day: How much access is enough?
When does more access present a “tragedy of the commons”? National Trails Day is a good time to reconsider the tradeoff between more access and resource stewardship.
Property Rights and Energy Development
PERC recently gathered scholars to explore the intersection of property rights and energy development in a special issue of the LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources.
How Taxing Organic Products Could Solve California’s Water Shortage
Terry Anderson and Henry Miller explain why taxing California’s organic agricultural production would enable us to get more “crop for the the drop.”
Learning from Success and Failure
In Game Trails magazine, Terry Anderson writes that banning hunting is not the answer to wildlife conservation, and the story of Galana Ranch sadly proves it.