MEDIA STATEMENT
“America the Beautiful” Report Lays Out Plan to Protect 30% of U.S. Land and Waters
WASHINGTON, DC (6 May 2021) — Today the Biden administration released its “America the Beautiful” report. The report lays out guidance for the implementation of the administration’s ambitious plan to protect 30% of the U.S.’s land and sea by 2030.
It provides a vision for a first-of-its-kind decade-long, locally led nationwide effort across public, private, and Tribal lands and waters to restore and conserve America’s lands, waters, and wildlife buoyed by federal support. The report made clear that private land conservation efforts will be voluntary.
Brian O’Donnell, Director, Campaign for Nature said:
“We are encouraged by this plan to implement the first-ever national conservation goal. Safeguarding nature is essential for a healthy planet and economy. We have a limited window to halt the loss of open space and wildlife, and protect the land, oceans and freshwater that we cherish in this country.
Science has shown that without an ambitious conservation agenda, fish and wildlife populations will face declines, there will be fewer opportunities for outdoor recreation, and the services that we rely on nature for, such as clean water and storm protection, will be diminished. A brighter future is attainable if we choose to protect at least 30% of our lands and oceans by 2030.”
The Campaign for Nature’s Honorary Ambassador Russ Feingold also submitted a letter to the White House.
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The Campaign for Nature works with scientists, Indigenous Peoples, and a growing coalition of over 100 conservation organizations around the world who are calling on policymakers to commit to clear and ambitious targets to be agreed upon at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming, China in 2021 to protect at least 30% of the planet by 2030 and working with Indigenous leaders to ensure full respect for Indigenous rights.
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