The role of tax incentives in promoting a fast-growing and novel type of conservation: voluntary, permanent restrictions on private land use through conservation easements.
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Conserving Taimen in Mongolia
In Mongolia, Taimen, a fish in the salmon and trout family, are being protected by catch-and-release fishing.
Pay to Play
A look at the nature of public land recreation and how markets can enhance opportunities to protect open space.
Enviropreneurs at Work: Jamie Workman
James Workman, co-founder of AquaShares, tells the story of water marketing and the resulting conservation benefits.
Enviropreneurs at Work: Hank Fischer
Hank Fischer, a special projects coordinator for the National Wildlife Federation, tells the story of wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park.
Hunting Can Be Good for Lions and Elephants
Though it is perhaps an uncomfortable reality, trophy hunting can promote wildlife conservation.
Solutions to Rockweed Harvesting Should be Rooted in Property Rights
If landowners have clear rights to rockweed, they’ll have incentive to preserve it.
A Trust Approach to National Monuments
How a trust approach to managing national monuments could protect land while promoting local input.
2017 Senior Fellow Appointments
Thomas Stratmann and Chris Costello are named as PERC Senior Fellows.
Identifying Innovative Infrastructure Ideas
PERC’s testimony before the Federal Lands Subcommittee regarding the infrastructure needs of the National Park Service and Forest Service.