Well will you look at that! The California Natural Resources agency just released their guidelines for nature based solutions to the Climate Smart strategy ordered by the Governor and they’re asking for public input. Isn’t that a coincidence because I was just about to offer some!
Accelerating nature-based solutions to achieve California’s climate change goals
Our lands are a critical yet underutilized sector in the fight to achieve carbon neutrality and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. In October 2020, Governor Newsom called for accelerated use of nature-based solutions to deliver on California’s climate change goals through Executive Order N-82-20. Among other action items, called for this Strategy to align relevant existing state efforts under one cohesive strategy and identify land management actions that help protect climate vulnerable communities, achieve carbon neutrality, improve public health and safety, and expand economic opportunity.
“Once again, California is taking on the mantle of global climate leadership and advancing bold strategies to fight climate change,” said Governor Newsom. “The science is clear that, in our existential fight against climate change, we must build on our historic efforts in energy and emissions and focus on our lands as well. California’s beautiful natural and working lands are an important tool to help slow and avert catastrophic climate change.”
If you or your organization has images of before and after climate smart land management projects, successful nature-based solutions; or iconic California landscapes we would love to feature them in our final version. For details on how to submit images check out the How to Provide Input on the Draft Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy section, below.
We’re in the process of submitting a group letter and looking for folks to sign on. More on this soon.
