SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom May 18 announced major progress in the state’s efforts to conserve 30% of state lands and coastal waters by 2030. Since April 2022, California has added about 631,000 acres of conserved land (nearly 1,000 square miles), bringing our statewide total to 24.4% of lands and 16.2% of coastal waters. Watch the Governor’s video announcing this milestone here.
Known as the 30×30 initiative, Gov. Newsom’s October 2020 Executive Order launched an opportunity to lead the world protecting and restoring nature as a climate solution. It calls for additional protection of six million acres of land and 500,000 acres of coastal waters in the next seven years to achieve 30×30.
In 2021, President Biden launched the same initiative at the federal level, putting the U.S. on track to conserve 30% of lands and waters nationally. And last year, world leaders came together to agree to protect 30% of land and waters in 190 countries across the world.
The progress is detailed in an inaugural annual report, “Pathways to 30×30 California,” which highlights significant progress over the last year toward achieving three key objectives: protecting and restoring biodiversity; expanding access to nature; and mitigating and building resistance to climate change.
The report provides specific examples of projects that expanded conserved lands throughout the state, including:
The state’s commitment to equity, tribal partnerships and economic prosperity – pillars of the 30×30 initiative – is backed by more than $100 million in grants for local communities and tribes to implement conservation planning projects. The funding is part of $1.4 billion the state has directed to nature-based solutions to combat climate change and protect the state’s world-renowned biodiversity.
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