Biden Administration's 30x30 Conservation Goal: Only the Beginning

President Biden identified his goal "of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030" (the 30x30 goal) in Section 216 of Executive Order No. 14008, "Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad" (EO 14008) issued on January 27, 2021. That Executive Order directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Council on Environmental Quality (the "Departments") to work with "State, local, Tribal,...
By: Holland & Hart LLP

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