PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order on Thursday, aiming to speed up climate protections for state land and water.

Executive Order 25-26 directs certain state agencies to increase the pace of climate resilient strategies in existing state programs.

“Oregon's forests, grasslands, farms, and wetlands deliver critical benefits statewide and can sequester more carbon,” Kotek said in a statement. "We will unlock the incredible promise and power of our natural and working lands by implementing proactive policies that protect priority lands and waters and help landowners manage their landscapes to withstand and recover from the impacts of climate change.”

The executive order features several provisions including a "10 by 10" directive that sets a goal for st

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