Conserving Our Nation’s Biodiversity: Progress, Obstacles, and Solutions for America’s 30 by 30 Initiatives

Please join The George Washington University Law School's Environmental and Energy Law Program as they host their annual Shapiro Symposium in Washington, DC, organized this year with the Environmental Law Institute, the University of Oregon Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, and Wildlands Network. The symposium will focus on how to advance our nation's environmental laws and policies to set aside 30 percent of our nation's lands and waters by the year 2030 (based on the Biden Administration's America the Beautiful initiative and other local 30 by 30 initiatives).

Attendees will hear from state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, legal scholars, and authors who have been spearheading 30 by 30 efforts. These leaders in their respective fields will assess the successes and obstacles encountered while implementing 30 by 30, and address some potential opportunities to enhance 30 by 30-type initiatives in the United States and internationally.

Attendees will also participate in workshops designed to identify areas for further research concerning how to promote the implementation of the Biden administration's America the Beautiful initiative and other important 30 by 30-related initiatives at the local level.

The 2023 Jamie Grodsky Prize for Environmental Scholarship will also be presented to the best paper on environmental law written by a GW Law student during the 2022 calendar year.

For more details on the event schedule, view our program.

Register for the Shapiro Symposium here.