Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.

Summary

Declares a global and U.S. biodiversity crisis driven mainly by human activity, documents scientific findings about threats to ecosystems and the economic and cultural services they provide, and highlights that impacts fall hardest on Indigenous peoples, communities of color, low-income and Tribal communities. It affirms that the federal government has conservation responsibilities, notes the lack of a single coordinating policy, and expresses that the United States should lead internationally on biodiversity — while not creating any binding requirements, funding, or regulatory changes.

• Declares a global and U.S. biodiversity crisis driven largely by human activity.
• Summarizes scientific findings showing threats to ecosystems and accelerating loss of services.
• Highlights ecosystem services at risk, such as pollination, water filtration, and disease buffering.
• Documents disproportionate impacts on Indigenous peoples, communities of color, low-income communities, and Tribal communities.
• Affirms federal conservation responsibilities but notes the absence of a single coordinating national policy.
• Encourages U.S. leadership on biodiversity on the international stage.
• The text is a preamble only and does not create legal obligations, funding, or regulatory changes.
• Signals policy priorities that could influence future legislation, agency actions, and partnerships.