{"id":138063,"date":"2022-03-21T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=138063"},"modified":"2022-03-21T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:00:11","slug":"governor-newsom-proposes-100-million-to-support-tribal-led-initiatives-that-advance-shared-climate-and-conservation-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=138063","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Proposes $100 Million to Support Tribal-Led Initiatives that Advance Shared Climate and Conservation Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento, CA…At Friday\u2019s California Truth & Healing Council meeting, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a budget proposal<\/a>\u00a0to establish a $100 million funding opportunity to strengthen partnerships with California Native American tribes to achieve the state\u2019s ambitious climate and conservation goals.<\/p>\n

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The proposed funding would support tribal initiatives that advance shared climate and biodiversity goals including research, development and implementation of traditional knowledge; workforce training, capacity building and technical support; and tribal nature-based climate conservation programs, among others.\u00a0\u00a0

\u201cToo often, California Native American tribal communities are overlooked and suffer many of the worst impacts of climate change,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cThe California way is not to hide from our past, but to embrace it with a commitment to build upon our values of inclusiveness and equity for everyone who calls this state home.\u201d

In 2020, Governor Newsom called for accelerated use of nature-based solutions to combat the climate crisis through\u00a0Executive Order N-82-20<\/a>. The order called for a cohesive strategy to improve management of the state\u2019s diverse landscapes to protect climate-vulnerable communities, safeguard biodiversity, achieve carbon neutrality, improve public health and safety, and expand economic opportunity.

Two major initiatives were launched as part of this strategy, a major new conservation goal and a first-ever strategy to expand climate-smart land management. The state committed to conserve 30 percent of state lands and coastal waters by 2030, becoming a leader in an international effort referred to as \u201c30X30.\u201d During public workshops for these initiatives, it was clear that California Native American tribes offered significant solutions and a willingness to partner with the state. State agencies are finalizing a Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy that will identify the state\u2019s priorities for managing our landscapes to meet California\u2019s ambitious climate goals.

\u201cWe heard loud and clear in our consultations with more than 70 different California Native American tribes a strong desire from tribal governments to play a leading role in restoration and conservation efforts that benefit Tribal communities and honor their connections to the lands and waters,\u201d said California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot. \u201cTribes also identified a need for capacity building resources to participate more centrally in California\u2019s conservation and climate efforts. This proposed funding can make that collaboration possible.\u201d

Under the Governor\u2019s budget proposal, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) would manage the new tribal funding commitment.\u00a0
Already this year in related programs, CNRA and its entities have awarded funds to tribes for a wide variety of projects including: The Ocean Protection Council through their Prop. 1 grant program funded $1,276,951 to the Wiyot Tribe for the purchase of 48 acres and restoration of their ancestral land that will also strengthen coastal resiliency in the Humboldt coastline. And $772,602 in youth access grant funds to the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians, and the Wiyot Tribe.
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Governor Newsom acknowledged that California Native peoples have lived interdependently with, and stewarded this environment since time immemorial, and that the state has a role in the violent disruption of that relationship.

\u201cAs we have heard over the last few days, removing California Native people and practices from the places they have lived and thrived in since time immemorial has had far-reaching negative impacts, including many of the climate challenges we are currently experiencing,\u201d said Governor\u2019s Tribal Advisor Christina Snider. \u201cThis proposal, which anticipates a tribally-led and informed process, is a step in the right direction to begin to honor what California Native peoples have been through and respectfully defer to tribal communities as the first people of this place.\u201d

By collaborating with tribes, we will be able to incorporate solutions driven by the first peoples of this state to build a more resilient, equitable, and thriving future for all Californians.<\/p>\n

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Sacramento, CA…At Friday\u2019s California Truth & Healing Council meeting, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a budget proposal\u00a0to establish a $100 million funding opportunity to strengthen partnerships with California Native American tribes to achieve the state\u2019s ambitious climate and conservation goals. The proposed funding would support tribal initiatives that advance shared climate and biodiversity goals including research, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Native-American-400x250-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138063"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138065,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138063\/revisions\/138065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/138064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}