Tag: Convention on Biological Diversity

Move to Conserve 30 Percent of US Land Sparks Eminent Domain Fear for Those Living Near Federal Lands

June 28, 2022
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America the Beautiful is more than a famed patriotic song; it is the name of a national environmental effort to “restore, connect, and conserve” 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. Sometimes called the 30×30 plan, it is part of an executive order that President Joe Biden signed on his first day in…

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UN Biodiversity Conference Begins in China

October 12, 2021
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Part One of the United Nations’ Biodiversity Conference is taking place this week in the city of Kunming in the country identified as the world’s largest polluter, the People’s Republic of China. Coming shortly before the United Nations’ scheduled Climate Change conference, the meeting takes place at a time when extinction rates among animals are…

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