Land Trust Alliance Statement on Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful
‘The Report Recognizes the Importance of Safeguarding the Lands That Americans Know and Love’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2021) – The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, today applauded release of the Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report.
Building on the United States president’s earlier executive order committing to the goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and oceans by 2030, this new report affirms the administration’s commitment to voluntary private land conservation and the protection of private property rights. The following statement can be attributed to Andrew Bowman, president & CEO of the Land Trust Alliance:
Alongside our nearly 1,000 member land trusts, the Land Trust Alliance supports the goals, principles and recommendations outlined in the Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report. The report recognizes the importance of safeguarding the lands that Americans know and love, and how central locally led conservation efforts will be to conserving 30% of our lands and waters by 2030.
The Land Trust Alliance stands ready to work with the administration to secure greater incentives and rewards for voluntary land conservation in America. And the land trust community will do its part – in partnership with farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, fishermen, tribes, government officials and others who make local land conservation so effective – to make the 30x30 goal a reality.
More information about this issue and the role land trusts expect to play in supporting their communities is available at landtrustalliance.org/30x30.
About the Land Trust Alliance
Founded in 1982, the Land Trust Alliance is a national land conservation organization that works to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America. The Alliance represents nearly 1,000 member land trusts supported by more than 200,000 volunteers and 4.6 million members nationwide. The Alliance is based in Washington, D.C., and operates several regional offices. More information about the Alliance is available at www.landtrustalliance.org.