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Other projects awarded USDA funding include water conversation, wildlife habitat protection and methane reduction.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack described the programme as “an example of public-private partnership at its best”.
He added: “Thanks to the boost in funding from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, we’re able to invest even more in this popular and important programme and increase our conservation impact across the country, supporting our nation’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners while at the same time protecting our natural resources for the future.”
John Podesta, senior advisor to the president on international climate policy, said: “America’s working lands and forests are crucial in our fight against the climate crisis – from sequestering carbon pollution to absorbing the impact of storms and floods”, adding that the awards “make sure that the people who know those landscapes best – farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners – have the resources they need to lead this important work”.
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