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Q&A on bees, colony collapse, and adaption
The impact of bee colony collapse on American agriculture
Q&A on markets and endangered species
Q: In 1998, you authored a PERC Policy Series called “Who Will Save the Wild Tiger?” What has changed in the world of tigers? A: A lot has been done. There have been many conservation initiatives, much money spent, and many, many meetings. A wide range of conservation NGOs and even the World Bank establishedContinue reading “Q&A on markets and endangered species”
Endangered species and the roles of science and policy
Whether a given species is at risk of extinction may be a scientific question, but what to do about it is not. What conservation measures should be adopted to address such threats, and at what cost, are policy
questions, says Jonathan Adler
The Leaky Ark
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted in 1973 and today is viewed as the most powerful environmental law in the nation as well as one of the most controversial. “Decoupling” the listing decision how the species should be protected how it should be protected could allow more creative measures tailored the needs ad and circumstances of each species.
The Endangered Species Act and Federalism
This book presents the legal and policy analysis for federalism considerations in implementing ESA.
Forest fires thrive on central management
One of our nations greatest resources, its large western forests, is given over to the care of government. Polluted streams, destroyed homes, and wasted assets are the result, even though the responsibility was clearly in our realm. The solution is to allow the resource to be privately owned, not collectively
Funding Parks: Political versus Private Choices
State parks often have their budgets cut when revenues are tight. Some parks are having success by hiring private companies to run the parks. They are efficient, good stewards of the resource, and customer-friendly.
Saving African Rhinos: A Market Success Story
How property rights and limited trophy hunting saved the African white rhino.
Public-Private partners restore wetland
Jeff Laszlo knew that to keep the family ranch, he needed to chnage his operations. By recognizing the environmental assets on his ranch and forging partnerships with public and private funders he restored a huge wetland that now flourishes with fish, wilflife and plants. By investing in conservation, he has saved his ranch and increased his income.