30x30: This Land Is Whose Land?
In October 2020, California Gov. Newsom announced a plan to protect 30% of his state by 2030. In 2021, the Biden Administration announced its own 30x30 plan, later dubbed America the Beautiful. With 12% of the U.S. already under some form of protection, where will the other 18% come from? In states like Nebraska, nearly all the land is in private hands \u2014 and the owners are worried.\nWith increased focus on the climate crisis, it\u2019s easy to think we have enough to worry about without considering species other than our own. But the natural world provides critical resources that counteract the damaging impacts of climate change and sustain all life \u2014 including human life. About one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. How much land does nature need to survive?\nGuests:\nPaula Ehrlich, CEO, E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation\nWoody Lee, Executive Director, Utah Din\xe9 Bik\xe9yah\nJennifer Norris, Deputy Secretary for Biodiversity and Habitat, California Natural Resources Agency\nCatherine Semcer, Research Fellow, Property and Environment Research Center\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices