Expensive associates:

As we finish 2022, I need to specific gratitude in your assist of The Nature Conservancy in Washington and past.

Your assist sustains and strengthens us as we search to construct an everlasting legacy of conserving the lands and waters upon which all life relies upon. There may be a lot to have fun. Now we have a proficient, numerous, and dedicated group and Board of Trustees, deep partnerships throughout the state, and a strong useful resource base. We’re making a constructive distinction for individuals and nature right here at house, throughout the area and world wide. I encourage you to spend time studying tales and updates from our group. Your assist makes all this doable. Thanks!

That is additionally a season for wanting forward. I wish to share a number of key themes that may form our work and influence in 2023.

Biodiversity

The Kunming-Montreal International Biodiversity Framework, negotiated in Montreal in early December, units a objective of defending 30% of the earth’s land and waters by 2030 and focuses on international fairness and the management of Indigenous peoples. The International Biodiversity Framework builds on many years of activism, science, and exhausting work to set a guiding star for collective motion by humanity. The Framework will assist speed up our work right here at house and compel us to deepen our commitments to defending and benefitting from nature.

Local weather Investments

One other 2022 milestone that may have a profound influence is the historic stage of funding in local weather motion that may start to circulation on account of implementation of the Washington Local weather Dedication Act and the federal Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act and Inflation Discount Act. These three items of laws will deliver billions of {dollars} to the Pacific Northwest within the subsequent decade for the transition to wash vitality and adaptation to local weather change. It is a once-in-a-generation alternative to make game-changing investments for individuals and nature. With our expertise in driving personal and public finance to conservation, we at The Nature Conservancy have a key position to play in guaranteeing these investments make a long-lasting distinction.

Fairness and inclusion

There’s a rising dedication to embedding fairness and inclusion in conservation and local weather motion on the native, nationwide, and international scales. Every of the three items of laws talked about above comprise commitments to equitable allocation of sources. International agreements on local weather and biodiversity explicitly emphasize the essential management position of Indigenous individuals and the crucial of elevated useful resource circulation to communities most impacted by local weather change. Our work at The Nature Conservancy is more and more oriented in the direction of supporting Indigenous and area people management in local weather and conservation efforts. Now we have so much to study on this enviornment and we’re grateful for the encouragement of many companions.

The Nature Conservancy’s 2030 objectives are deeply aligned with these themes and alternatives. In assist of these objectives, our Washington group and Board of Trustees are implementing a brand new strategic framework, sharpening our concentrate on addressing the local weather and nature crises, and rising our influence for individuals and nature. We stay up for sharing updates on this framework within the coming months.

The final a number of years have introduced house how necessary it’s to look after ourselves and others whilst we try to look after our communities and the planet. As we begin 2023, I hope one can find well-being and can be capable of deepen your connections along with your neighborhood and your favourite locations. Thanks in your continued dedication and assist.

Mike Stevens
Washington State Director