Kevin Washburn has posted “The March of Co-Management — The Biden-Harris Administration’s Expanding Work with Tribes” on SSRN.

Here is the abstract:

In response to a request from the Foundation of Natural Resources and Environmental Law for a description of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to increase the role of tribal communities in federal land management, this essay provides a variety of ways that the Biden-Harris Administration has worked to provide a stronger relationship between the federal government and tribal governments. These efforts include historic appointments of Native Americans to significant positions, especially in the areas governing natural resources in the federal government. It also includes better processes for incorporating traditional ecological knowledge into decision making, enhancing efforts at tribal consultation, and dramatically increased appropriations for tribal governments. The essay also explains how tribes fit within broader administration priorities, such as the American the Beautiful initiative to conserve 30 percent of American land by 2030, and the Justice 40 initiative, providing 40 percent of federally-appropriated funds invested in support of the clean energy transition to communities burdened by traditional energy infrastructure.