SUPPORTERS OF THE CAMPAIGN
From the halls of Congress to state legislatures, groups of all sizes and scopes support the creation of a
National Biodiversity Strategy
U.S. CONGRESS
In the 118th Congress 2023, Representative Joe Neguse of Colorado's 2nd District introduced H. Res. 195 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Joined by nearly five dozen cosponsors, the resolution calls for the creation of a National Biodiversity Strategy. In the 117th Congress, Rep. Neguse, along with 49 other House members, including House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raul Grijalva, sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to develop a national strategy. H. Res. 195 cosponsors are:
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
U.S. Senate
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In the 118th Congress, Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon introduced S. Res. 494 in the U.S. Senate. Joined by five original cosponsors, the resolution calls for the creation of a National Biodiversity Strategy. S. Res. 494 cosponsors are:
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
State Legislatures
In 2022, 365 state legislators sent a letter to President Biden urging the creation of a National Biodiversity Strategy to address the biodiversity crisis. The bipartisan letter was signed by legislators from 48 states and territories.
The five major drivers of the biodiversity crisis: land- and sea-use change; overexploitation of species; climate change; pollution; and invasive species. Find out more about each under Science.
ORGANIZATIONS
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Organizations of all sizes - big and small, international and local are calling for the creation of a National Biodiversity Strategy for the United States and/or support for a House Resolution calling for the establishment of a National Biodiversity Strategy. In 2022, conservation organizations announced a new campaign to advocate for a national strategy. Organizations that have expressed support for a National Biodiversity Strategy include:
Alaska Wilderness League
Alaska Wilderness League Action
America the Beautiful for All Coalition
American Bird Conservancy
Ancient Forest National Park Coalition
Animal Defenders International
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Animal Welfare Institute
Animals Asia Foundation
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Arizona Trail Association
Audubon Rockies
Azul
Born Free USA
Californians for Western Wilderness
CATCA Environmental and Wildlife Society (CEWS)
Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Center for Sustainable Communities
Central Colorado Wilderness Coalition
Chesapeake Conservancy
Christian Council of Delmarva
Clark Communication Resources
Climate Law & Policy Project
Colorado Native Plant Society
Colorado Wild Public Lands
Conservation Council For Hawaii
Conservation Lands Foundation
Conservation Northwest
Conservation Voters New Mexico
Defenders of Wildlife
Earth Action, Inc.
Earth Ethics, Inc.
Earthjustice
Earthworks
Ecology Africa Foundation
Endangered Habitats League
Endangered Species Coalition
Environment America
Environmental Center of San Diego
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Protection Information Center
FOUR PAWS USA
Friends of the Bitterroot
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Sonoran Desert
Grand Canyon Trust
Grand Junction Area Chapter, Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance
Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Heirs To Our Oceans
Howling for Wolves
Humane Society International (HSI)
Humane Society Legislative Fund
Impact Hub Salt Lake
Information Network for Responsible Mining
Inland Ocean Coalition
International Fund for Animal Welfare
International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute
John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute
Klamath Forest Alliance
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
Last Tree Laws
League of Conservation Voters
Los Padres Forest Watch
Maine Audubon
Massachusetts Forest Watch
Middle Park Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Montana Wilderness Association
Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance
National Aquarium
National Audubon Society
National Ocean Protection Coalition
National Parks Conservation Association
Native Plant Society of the United States
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Natural Resources Defense Council
NY4WHALES
OVEC-Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Oceanic Preservation Society
Orca Network
Oregon Wild
Pacific Environment
Panthera
Project Eleven Hundred
Pelican Island Audubon Society
Quiet Use Coalition
Rachel Carson Council
Resource Renewal Institute
RESTORE: The North Woods
Rocky Mountain Wild
San Juan Citizens Alliance
San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council
Save Animals Facing Extinction
Save the Manatee Club
Seattle Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Sierra Club
Sierra Club Alaska
Sierra Forest Legacy
Southern Environmental Law Center
Southwest Environmental Center
TFMPL
The Enviro Show
The Humane Society of the United States
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The Trust for Public Land
The Wilderness Society
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Turner Endangered Species Fund
Turtle Island Restoration Network
Western Environmental Law Center
Western Nebraska Resources Council
Western Watersheds Project
WILD Foundation
Wild Watershed Broads
WildEarth Guardians
Wilderness Workshop
Wildlands Network
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wolf Conservation Center
Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)
World Wildlife Fund
WSL PURE
Wyoming Untrapped
Yaak Valley Forest Council
