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Laws such as the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammals Protection Act, and Canada's Species at Risk Act, affect nearly every sector of the economy. As a result, the policy debate over how to protect species is highly-charged and requires significant expertise in numerous economic specialties and geographic regions. IEc has extensive knowledge of the challenges associated with understanding and analyzing the complex relationships between species protection and economic activity. Working for U.S. and Canadian governmental clients, IEc models the effect of species protection on a broad spectrum of industries, such as real estate development, fishing, forestry, power generation, mining, agriculture, ranching, and recreation in nearly every region of the United States and Canada. Tribal and Aboriginal concerns commonly intersect with species protection efforts. When they do, we carefully address these issues as a distinct component of our analysis. We are leaders in the field of environmental benefits assessment and conduct primary economic research published in peer reviewed economics journals.
For a map showing some of the locations in the United States where IEc has conducted economic analyses of endangered species protection efforts, click here.
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