Join host Mario Espinoza-Kulick as he speaks with guests Violet Sage Walker, Chairwoman, Northern Chumash Tribal Council, and P.J. Webb, Public Interest Attorney, Advisor to the Northern Chumash Tribal Council They will discuss how the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary has the potential to help to address the global biodiversity crisis and accelerate nature-based solutions through inclusive partnerships and collaboration among federal, state and local governments, and California Native American Tribes.
On May 6, the Biden administration outlined a vision for how the United States can conserve and restore the lands, waters, and wildlife that sustain the nation. The recommendations in the 24-page report, Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful, calling for a locally led nationwide conservation goal to conserve 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
As I ve mentioned previously, California was first out of the gate to commit to the 30 by 30 goal, with Gov. Gavin Newsom s Executive Order N-82-20 last October committing the state to the plan now endorsed by the Biden administration on a national scale. With the release of the administration s vision document, things are getting real, and the core principles in that document spell out just what the conservation and restoration of America the Beautiful means.