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Podcast: Mongabay Newscast
Episode: Can Biden's 30x30 plan put the U.S. back on a positive conservation track?
Description: The U.S. has been M.I.A. on many environmental issues for the last few years, but the new Biden Administration has been announcing positive policies regularly. Among the most important is the "America The Beautiful" plan, laying out a vision for conserving 30% of its lands and waters by 2030, making it the latest country to release what's called a 30×30 plan. But is it enough? Despite a lack of specifics, many are celebrating renewed American leadership on this front, which can encourage other countries to get aboard the 30x30 bandwagon, in addition to other green p...