Science-Driven Strategies for More Effective Endangered Species Recovery

On the Issues — Jan 24, 2025

On the Issues: Federal Climate Priorities, Local Benefits from Energy Projects, and More

A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: federal climate priorities, local benefits from energy projects, and more.

Journal Article — Apr 26, 2023

Factors Associated with Preemptive Conservation of Imperiled Species under the US Endangered Species Act

In this study, we explore the importance of contextual factors that we hypothesized could influence voluntary decisions to promote or inhibit preemptive conservation of species that are under consideration for Endangered Species Act listing.

Journal Article — Oct 4, 2022

Hurdles to Developing Quantitative Decision Support for Endangered Species Act Resource Allocation

In this paper, we describe how we addressed misperceptions about effective conservation strategies during the development of a prototype resource allocation decision support tool for understanding trade-offs in U.S. endangered species recovery.

Working Paper — Apr 26, 2021

Earth Observations Can Enable Cost-Effective Conservation of Eastern North Pacific Blue Whales: A Value of Information Analysis

Earth Observations Can Enable Cost-Effective Conservation of Eastern North Pacific Blue Whales: A Value of Information Analysis