Questioning nation s 30x30 land plan
Jerry G. Schickedanz
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The concept to protect 30 percent of the world’s land and water by 2030 is a product of the Paris Climate agreement of 2015. It has an ultimate goal to protect 50 percent by 2050 to reduce the impact of climate change on biodiversity, loss of natural landscapes and reduce greenhouse gases.
In the United States, the same recommendation has been made by environmental groups such as the Defenders of Wildlife, Center for American Progress, The Wilderness Society and many others. The original goal is to protect natural areas of land and ocean.
In 2019, former Sen. Tom Udall introduced to Congress, S. Res. 372. Current Secretary of Interior and former Congresswoman Deb Haaland introduced H. Res. 835 in 2020, with both resolutions suggesting the United States establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean by 2030. On Jan. 27, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive orde
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