The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) is a nonprofit research institute dedicated to advancing market-based solutions to environmental challenges. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, PERC promotes the use of property rights and free-market principles to improve conservation outcomes and natural resource management.
Environmental policy, public lands management, conservation incentives, property rights, wildlife management, water rights, energy and natural resource policy, and market-based environmental reforms
Private donations from individuals, foundations, and philanthropic organizations
Associated with free-market and conservation scholars; collaborates with policy researchers, environmental economists, and conservation organizations
Non-profit think tank
