All Research:
Healthy Public and Private Lands
Why Congress, Not the President, Should Lead on Environmental Protection
When Congress makes environmental decisions the outcome will likely reflect more consensus and compromise than when the executive branch decides.
Reining in the Wild Horse Crisis
RESEARCH INITIATIVE: Market-based solutions can help alleviate the wild horse crisis on western public lands.
Conserving African Wildlife
Statement prepared by Catherine Semcer and presented by Hannah Downey for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s International Wildlife Conservation Council on market approaches for wildlife conservation in Africa.
What Makes Conservation “Collaborative”?
Incentives and voluntary cooperation are a win-win for the greater sage grouse.
Bureaucratic Overhead: What Share of Species’ Funding Should Go to Red Tape?
An alternative idea on how to best spend money to conserve endangered species.
Use It or Lose It
Sometimes, productive use of land is beneficial for conservation.
EconTalk: Catherine Semcer on Poaching, Preserves, and African Wildlife
A podcast on the role of incentives in preserving wildlife in Africa.
An Antiquated California Water Law Encourages Political Conflict Rather than Market Transactions
Transition policies should end when they outlive their usefulness.
What Happens When the Government Shuts Down?
The downside to pervasive permitting.