All Research:
Innovation in Wildlife Management
Learning How to Fish
Fisheries around the world are poorly managed. As Jonathan Adler explains in the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, property-based management can conserve fisheries and maintain their value for human consumption.
Can the Tortoise Win the Race?
Read the PERC op-ed: Endangered Species Act: On 40th Anniversary, Time to Rethink How We Protect Wildlife
Endangered Species Act: On 40th anniversary, time to rethink how we protect wildlife
PERC fellows offer “candidate species conservation banking” as a promising development of voluntary exchange through a market-like approach in their San Jose Mercury News op-ed.
Save the Fish
Some of our most beautiful and amazing species of fish are at risk for extinction. Here’s how we can save them.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
For the first time since the 1800s, wolves are roaming Germany. As packs wander into the suburbs of Berlin, farmers and conservationists are divided. How should modern societies deal with the resurgence of dangerous, but protected, species?
The Benefits of Conservation Markets for Coral Reef Restoration in Florida
Markets and, in particular, user fees could reverse the deterioration of Florida’s coral reefs.
Tale of Two Ranches
On the John Batchelor Show, Reed Watson discusses the policies that govern public elk on private land in both Montana and Colorado. His talk focuses on how those policies can affect rancher reactions to elk on their property. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Watson%20012513_0.mp3
Global Environmental Governance
Why is productive environmental governance so hard, and what might be learned from how corporate governance mechanisms address related problems? Dino Falaschetti’s article addresses these questions, both in principle and in application to global fisheries.
Trade Bans and Wildlife Poaching
On the John Batchelor Show, Terry Anderson discusses how trade bans hurt the very species the regulations try to protect. He continues to describe how a property rights approach, along with liberalizing trade, could improve outcomes for these species. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Andeson%2020130111_0.mp3