** To save the planet, address biodiversity and climate together
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Friday, June 11, 2021
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness near Searchlight, Nevada, Sendi Kalcic, Bureau of Land Management ([link removed])

50 of the world's leading climate and biodiversity scientists issued a warning to global leaders ([link removed]) this week: in order to protect the planet—and humanity—we must stop treating climate change and biodiversity collapse as separate issues.

The peer-reviewed report was the product of two intergovernmental bodies ([link removed]) , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which had never before collaborated on policy recommendations.

“The evidence is clear: a sustainable global future for people and nature is still achievable, but it requires transformative change,” said Prof. Hans-Otto Pörtner ([link removed]) , co-chair of the committee. Pörtner called for “rapid and far-reaching actions of a type never before attempted, building on ambitious emissions reductions.”

The report highlights the need for increased land and water conservation efforts, confirming the science behind the Biden administration's “America the Beautiful” initiative, which set a goal of protecting 30 percent of America's land and water by the end of the decade.


** A national monument push in Nevada
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Supporters of the proposed Avi Kwa Ame national monument in Nevada point to the 30x30 initiative as they garner local support for a national monument designation ([link removed]) . The town of Searchlight threw its support behind the monument proposal this week, following the city of Boulder, Nevada in March. The Clark County commission is expected to discuss the monument proposal soon.
Quick hits


** 'Red Alert': Lake Mead falls to record-low level, decline projected into 2023
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Arizona Republic ([link removed])


** Legal battle over Bears Ears could drag on even if Biden restores Utah monuments
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E&E News ([link removed])


** Scientists: The world must tackle biodiversity and climate together
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Associated Press ([link removed]) | The Guardian ([link removed]) | BBC News ([link removed]) | New York Times ([link removed])


** Judge blocks drilling plans in Wyoming and Montana, citing sage-grouse concerns
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Associated Press ([link removed])


** Why a California oil workers union is getting behind clean energy
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Los Angeles Times ([link removed])


** Opinion: Reforming oil and gas leasing must include environmental justice
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Scientific American ([link removed])


** All state land in Arizona under fire restrictions; similar warnings in Montana and the Northwest
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12News ([link removed]) | MTN News ([link removed]) | KTVZ ([link removed])


** Opinion: Why I changed my mind about Bears Ears
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High Country News ([link removed])
Quote of the day
It's frightening that it's happening so quickly. I think people are surprised that it's so bad so soon, because of the role that temperature plays in aridification and sublimation — all those big words that just mean it's just so hot, the stuff evaporates, so that even the snow and precipitation we do get doesn't go anywhere near as far. It's past yellow alert. It's the red alert.”
—Felecia Marcus, Stanford University Water in the West program, Arizona Republic ([link removed])
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** @mypubliclands ([link removed])
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Public lands ROCK! Arch you glad they are here! 😍😆

Welcome to the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area! This 123,000-acre area is located in the high desert canyon country of western Colorado and eastern Utah, near Grand Junction, Colorado.

📸Bob Wick.

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