Research
Reports
The Road to Recovery
How restoring the Endangered Species Act’s two-step process can prevent extinction and promote recovery.
State-Owned Lands in the Eastern United States: Lessons from State Land Management in Practice
Eastern states demonstrate innovative state land policies that provide lessons for federal land management.
Water Markets as a Response to Climate Change
Several changes to state regulation of surface water could help make its use more efficient and help states adapt better to climate change.
Tribal Co-management of the Bears Ears National Monument
There are several ways Congress and the Interior Department could now implement formal co-management on Bears Ears National Monument.
National Monument Alternatives: Innovative Strategies to Protect Public Lands
It’s time to get serious—and seriously creative—about how we protect federal lands.
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Economists Steve Miller and Robert Deacon examine the management of bycatch in the U.S. West Coast groundfish fishery.
Regulating Our Way to Prosperity?
The use and abuse of cost-benefit analysis in regulatory decision-making.
A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department
Eight policy ideas to deliver environmental and economic improvements for the nation’s lands, waters, and other natural resources.
Tapping Water Markets in California: Six Policy Reforms
These policy proposals offer a reasonable starting point for tapping water markets to make the most of California’s scarce water resources.