Our Mission TIAER conducts scientific research, economic inquiry, and institutional, statutory and regulatory analyses to address pressing environmental issues facing the state and nation, and assists public entities in the development and implementation of policies that promote environmental quality. Functioning within an open research forum, TIAER seeks to involve all affected parties in developing practical, equitable, and economically feasible solutions to environmental problems.

Addressing emerging environmental issues, particularly those related to land management, is a matter of understanding the interfaces among: