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#CONSERVATION
What Will It Take to Conserve 30 Percent of Lands, Waters by 2030? | Sierra Club
What Will It Take to Conserve 30 Percent of Lands, Waters by 2030? | Sierra Club
The report offers a measure of clarity—if not a complete road map—for how to reach the 30x30 goal. To get there, stakeholders from all aspects of land use are asked to pitch in. No longer is conservation the exclusive realm of federally protected lands. Instead, the very definition of conserved land is being adjusted to incorporate farms, working landscapes, city parks, and practically any natural environment that stores carbon, provides wildlife habitat, or serves as green space for communities lacking access to nature.
·sierraclub.org·
What Will It Take to Conserve 30 Percent of Lands, Waters by 2030? | Sierra Club
Biden Wants A Civilian Climate Corps. Here's How It Might Work : NPR
Biden Wants A Civilian Climate Corps. Here's How It Might Work : NPR
It's a tough time to be a young person. COVID-19 has robbed many of them of experiences and plans. Their unemployment rate remains high. College enrollment is down. To address those concerns and bolster preparedness for a warming world, President Biden wants to retool and relaunch one of the country's most celebrated government programs: the Civilian Conservation Corps.
·npr.org·
Biden Wants A Civilian Climate Corps. Here's How It Might Work : NPR
Agriculture pleased administration recognizes its role in conservation | Agriculture | capitalpress.com
Agriculture pleased administration recognizes its role in conservation | Agriculture | capitalpress.com
The Biden administration has released a report outlining its vision to conserve and restore land, water and wildlife with recommendations for locally led, voluntary efforts to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. The 24-page report outlining the administration’s “America the Beautiful” initiative recognizes the contributions of farmers, ranchers, forest owners, private landowners and fishers and commits to supporting those efforts.
·capitalpress.com·
Agriculture pleased administration recognizes its role in conservation | Agriculture | capitalpress.com