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Private ownership gives environmental groups a reason to balance conservation with resource development in a way that can be beneficial to the environment.

PERC has made a name for itself in the environmental policy spotlight and continues to change the culture of environmentalism.

PERC invites journalists, filmmakers, podcast producers and other storytellers to participate in PERC’s dynamic community of environmental scholars and entrepreneurs.

This National Trails Day let’s find innovative approaches to ensure our trails are maintained for many years to come.

South Africa has legalized domestic rhino horn trade. This trade will make rhinos an asset to local people, ultimately aiding in this endangered species’s conservation.

The National Park Service is providing corporate donors greater recognition. Will selling naming rights provide must needed funding or lead to McYellowstone and the Golden Arches National Park?

People will not care about environmental protection until their basic needs are met. Property rights are a tool to promote both economic development and the natural world.

Supply and demand, property rights restrictions, market intervention, and climate variability make a good PERC story about Cinco de Mayo’s key ingredient.

To allow environmental groups a role in managing public forests, federal land agencies need to put market forces to work and provide the opportunity for conservation bidding in timber sales.