[…] on private land and educating the public about the unique wildlife in the region. Sponsored by the Valley Land Fund in McAllen, Texas, the shootout is one of the largest and richest wildlife photography contests in the nation, offering top prizes ranging from $15,000 to $30,000. This unusual contest pairs photographers with private landowners […]
[…] and we could stay as long as we wanted. Upon discovering that I was 62, the ranger suggested a βGolden Age Passportβ for only $10, good for free entry to Yellowstone β and all other national parks β for the rest of my life. This is, to put it mildly, ridiculous. Virtually anybody who […]
[…] Craig. His words parrot those of Sierra Club president Carl Pope who has complained about Fee Demonstration: βThe American people already own these lands, and should have free and open access to them.β Well, lumberjacks and ranchers are Americans too but they don t expect to use the public lands for free. Hikers and […]
What is the best way to preserve species-rich tropical habitats? During the past two decades, international conservation groups have attempted to save habitats by combining conservation with development.
[…] societyβ (Hughes 2001, 40). Parks in Natal earn revenues from selling their rare white rhinoceros to other parks, from ecotourism, and from hunting. In the words of free market environmentalism, βif it pays, it stays.β Contrast national park management in southern Africa and in the United States. In researching an upcoming trip to Marakele […]
[…] wildlife department tore apart what had been a world-leading organization. I left to implement a similar program in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia. There, equally impressive results validated what had come to be known as the CAMPFIRE principles. Β Eight years later, in 2003, I returned to evaluate CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe. I did this […]
[…] of wood, the French nationalized ground cover. The result was the tragedy of the commons. The ground cover was overused and no individuals had an incentive to plant anything more. On gaining independence, the African states maintained this system of nationalized ground cover, with enforcement by forestry officials at the national level. These officials […]
Beginning in 1996, the federal government started raising (and in some cases newly instituting) recreation fees on public lands and using them at the sites where they were collected. This Fee Demonstration Program, which is scheduled to end in 2004, has sparked a debate over ethical and practical issues.
[…] accurate information on ESA costsΓ―ΒΏΒ½??data that can be relied upon by members of Congress, policymakers, the media and the public in general. Unfortunately, a review of the study reveals that the FWS report does not come close to accounting for the costs to taxpayers and to the private sector of complying with the ESA. […]
[…] It was published by the Cato Institute in 2003. The award was given at Atlasβs annual Liberty Forum in Chicago. Atlas is a nonprofit organization that fosters free-market institutes around the world. The annual awards honor Atlasβs founder, Antony Fisher, who believed that well researched publications written for the educated lay person are an […]