Resources for the Future (RFF) improves environmental and natural resource policymaking worldwide through independent social science research of the highest caliber.

Founded in 1952, RFF pioneered the application of economics as a tool to develop more effective policy about the use and conservation of natural resources. Its scholars continue to employ social science methods to analyze critical issues concerning pollution control, energy policy, land and water use, hazardous waste, climate change, biodiversity, and the environmental challenges of developing countries.

RFF Press supports the mission of RFF by publishing book-length works that present a broad range of approaches to the study of natural resources and the environment. Its authors and editors include RFF staff, researchers from the larger academic and policy communities, and journalists. Audiences for RFF publications include all of the participants in the policymaking process―scholars, the media, advocacy groups, NGOs, professionals in business and government, and the general public.