Conservation Resource Library

Land Use
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Land Use: Comparing Three Federal Policies
Margaret A. Walls, Anne Riddle
RFF Discussion Paper | February 2012

An Initial SPARROW Model of Land Use and In-Stream Controls on Total Organic Carbon in Streams of the Conterminous United States
Jhih-Shyang Shih
U.S. Geological Survey | 2/10/2011

Biodiversity and Species Management
Optimal Control of Spatial-Dynamic Processes: The Case of Biological Invasions
Rebecca Epanchin-Niell
RFF Discussion Paper 11-07 | March 2011

Reshaping the Endangered Species Act: A Holistic Approach Needed?
P. Lynn Scarlett
Issue Brief 10-15 | June 2010

Endangered Species: Progress and Pitfalls During Three Decades of Controversy
Michael Bean, Carolyn Fischer
Resources | Fall/Winter 2008

Economics, Habitats, and Biological Populations: Finding the Right Value
James N. Sanchirico, Peter Mumby
Resources | Spring 2007

Potential Cost-Effectiveness of Incentive Payment Programs for Biological Conservation
Juha Siikamäki, David F. Layton
RFF Discussion Paper 06-27 | June 2006

Agriculture
Does Eco-Certification Have Environmental Benefits? Organic Coffee in Costa Rica
Allen Blackman, Maria Naranjo
RFF Discussion Paper 10-58 | November 2010

Marine and Fisheries
Economic Analysis for Ecosystem-Based Management: Applications to Marine and Coastal Environments
Daniel S. Holland, James N. Sanchirico, Robert J. Johnston and Deepak Joglekar
RFF Press | February 2010

An Adaptation Portfolio for the United States Coastal and Marine Environment
David Kling, James N. Sanchirico
RFF Report | June 2009

Better Defined Rights and Responsibilities in Marine Adaptation Policy
James N. Sanchirico
Issue Brief 09-12 | December 2009

An Overview of the Economic Benefits of Cooperatives and Individual Fishing Quota Systems
James N. Sanchirico
Resources | Summer 2008

Outdoor Resources
The State of the Great Outdoors: America’s Parks, Public Lands, and Recreation Resources
Margaret A. Walls, Sarah R. Darley, Juha Siikamäki
RFF Report | September 2009

Use of Time for Outdoor Recreation in the United States, 1965-2007
Juha Siikamäki
Feature on RFF Discussion Paper 09-18 | May 2009