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These remote and uninhabited central Pacific islands include the Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands. They belong to the outer regions of the United States. Biden wanted to announce the measure on Tuesday at a nature summit of the US government.
Biden also wants to designate an area in Nevada considered sacred by Native Americans as a new national monument. This would make the largely undeveloped area known as Avi Kwa Ame a designated conservation area.
According to the White House, the classification is intended to honor indigenous peoples while protecting public lands. The Castner Range area in Texas will also receive protected area status. Together, the two areas would have an area of almost 2100 square kilometers.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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