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At the 15th annual UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, event organizers proposed a “historic” Global Biodiversity Framework to implement the “30-by-30” initiative globally.

Pennsylvania has relatively few areas of high importance for threatened species that are not already protected.

The Biden administration cherry-picked data from the U.S. Geological Survey Gap Analysis Project (GAP) on the Protected Areas Database of the U.S (PADUS).

Protecting lands and waters is central to America's conservationist ethos.

The Biden administration talks a great game about conservation, but is intentionally misleading Americans about their agenda. Take the 30X30 push. Stemming from a January 27th Executive Order 14008 entitled “Tackling the

Over 90% of respondents in a new CapRadio/Valley Vision survey of the Sacramento metropolitan area said they value the preservation of open space for wild animals and plants.

Published: Monday, July 12, 2021 A Nebraska corn field. Photo credit: Richard Hurd/Flickr A Nebraska corn field. Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts has emerged as a strong opponent of the Biden administrations conservation push, saying he is concerned about it hurting agriculture and rural communities. Richard Hurd/Flickr As Margaret Byfield stood onstage in Lewiston, Mont., this spring — beneath a slide warning of the "30x30 Land Grab" — she quoted Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; and then her...

WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President’s budget for fiscal year 2022, including $1.6 billion in proposed funding for the U.S. Geological Survey, an increase of $326.9 million or 25 percent above the 2021 enacted level. This proposal would fund investments to unleash science and combat climate change while laying the foundation

Published: Thursday, May 6, 2021 Ear Mountain Conservation Management Area. Photo credit: Bob Wick/Bureau of Land Management The Ear Mountain Conservation Management Area near Lewistown, Mont. Bob Wick/Bureau of Land Management The Biden administration today unveiled the framework for its ambitious conservation plan, emphasizing the role of "voluntary efforts" by states, private landowners and tribal nations over an expansion of the federal estate. The 24-page report also rebrands the proposal...