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50 organizations call on President Biden to protect Tongass National Forest and carbon-rich forests under U.S. climate commitments


April 6, 2021
50 Organizations Call on President Biden to Protect Tongass National Forest and Carbon-rich Forests Under U.S. Climate Commitments
Biden administration expected to release international climate commitments ahead of Earth Day summit on April 22
Contacts
Juneau, AK (Tlingit / Áak’w Ḵwáan lands)
50 organizations representing national and local conservation groups, commercial fishing interests, and the outdoor recreation industry, submitted a letter last week to the Biden administration calling for carbon-dense forests, including the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, to be specifically protected in the United States’ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), a plan for climate action that is integral to the international Paris climate agreement. The NDC, which is currently being drafted by Biden’s climate team, will be presented to the United Nations later this year. ....

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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Decision to Gut Tongass National Forest Protections


For Immediate Release,
December 23, 2020
Contact:
Robert Starbard, Hoonah Indian Association, [email protected]
Lee Wallace, Organized Village of Saxman, (907) 617-3128, [email protected]|
Linda Behnken, Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, (907) 738-3615
Hunter McIntosh, The Boat Company, [email protected]
Dan Blanchard, Uncruise, [email protected]
Sally Schlichting, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC), (907) 957-3488, [email protected]
Becky Knight, Alaska Rainforest Defenders, [email protected]
Corey Himrod, Alaska Wilderness League, (202) 266-0426, [email protected]
Anne Hawke, Natural Resources Defense Council, (646) 823-4518, [email protected]
Gwen Dobbs, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 329-9295, [email protected]
Katherine Quaid, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), (541) 325-1058, [email protected] ....

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