CA AB900

Requires the Natural Resources Agency to develop strategies to reduce barriers and increase support for stewardship of conserved lands under California's 30x30 conservation goal

Mandates the agency collaborate with stakeholders, California Native American tribes, and state agencies to prepare a stewardship section in the 2027 annual 30x30 progress report

The 2027 report must include estimates of backlogged and future stewardship needs with costs, case studies of effective stewardship, best practices review, and ecological workforce needs identification

Requires recommendations for increasing ancestral land return and expanding consultation and partnership with California Native American tribes, including support for traditional ecological knowledge and cultural practices

Defines "stewardship" to include science-based management, adaptive management, traditional ecological knowledge, and best land management practices across all land types