Description of Impact(s) (English Only) 50 congressmen and congresswomen of the United States House of Representatives and 350 state lawmakers from around the U.S. sent a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging the establishment of a National Biodiversity Strategy "to protect and restore nature and secure [the United States'] rich biodiversity for generations to come". Citing the Summary for Policymakers of the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report, the lawmakers wrote: "The global scientific consensus is that as many as one million species are at risk of extinction. Studies have shown that we are losing species and their habitats faster than ever before."

"Only through a strategic and comprehensive approach can the U.S. government help to meet the scope and scale of the biodiversity crisis and help lead the world in protecting and beginning to restore nature over the coming decade," the representatives continued.

Lawmakers urged the President to set a strategy which, as laid out in a bipartisan House Resolution, directs "federal agencies to pursue actions within existing laws and policies and identify where new ones may need to be developed to protect biodiversity," as well as addresses the "five drivers of biodiversity loss, secure and restore critical ecosystem services, promote social equity and environmental justice, and coordinate a strong national response to tackling the biodiversity crisis both at home and abroad."