Assessment of Biodiversity and Climate Change; Request for Public Comment on the First Draft of Assessment Chapters, 83040 [2024-23649]
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Assessment of Biodiversity and
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Comment on the First Draft of
Assessment Chapters
U.S. Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is giving notice of a comment
period on draft chapters of the
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Assessment.
Comments regarding the draft
chapters of the assessment must be
submitted by December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic portal: https://contribute.
globalchange.gov/
• Email to biodiversityclimatechange@
usgs.gov
• Mail to Kate Malpeli, 12201 Sunrise
Valley Dr., MS–516, Reston, VA
20192, United States
Instructions: Public comments should
be accompanied by the commentor’s
name, phone number, email address,
and affiliation (at the commentor’s
discretion).
DATES:
Kate
Malpeli by email at
biodiversityclimatechange@usgs.gov or
by telephone at 919–896–5029.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point of
contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Biodiversity underlies nature’s
contributions to people (also known as
ecosystem services), including food,
water, health, hazard protection, and
cultural values. Climate change is
among the primary drivers of
biodiversity loss, and well-managed
biodiversity conservation can contribute
to climate-change mitigation and
adaptation. Understanding the interplay
between climate change and
biodiversity is critical for the
implementation of effective and lasting
solutions to climate change and for
maintaining biodiversity and nature’s
contributions to people.
The USGS, the nation’s largest water,
earth, and biological science agency,
was charged by the United States
Congress in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget
with conducting an assessment that
characterizes the state of understanding
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concerning linkages between climate
change and biodiversity for the United
States. Climate change impacts and
biodiversity drivers cross national
boundaries, and accordingly the
geographic scope of assessment will
include neighboring nations,
particularly Canada and Mexico. The
assessment process and report
production will be led by the USGS, in
collaboration with Environment and
Climate Change Canada and Mexico’s La
Comisión Nacional para el
Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
(CONABIO), and is being undertaken by
scientists, knowledge holders,
practitioners, and policy experts from
all three countries. Participation
includes engagement from governments
at all levels, universities, nonprofit
organizations, the private sector,
Indigenous Peoples, and local
communities. The assessment will
characterize the state of understanding
concerning key linkages between
climate change and biodiversity,
identify critical knowledge gaps, and
summarize implications for biodiversity
and climate-change policy. The
assessment will build on the recently
completed Intergovernmental Platform
on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
(IPBES) global assessment of
biodiversity and ecosystem services and
represent a continental contribution to
upcoming IPBES (and other) knowledge
products. The primary product will
comprise an assessment report, planned
for release in early 2025, evaluating the
relationships between climate and
biodiversity in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, and adjacent regions as
appropriate, and identifying policy
options to conserve biodiversity in the
face of climate change.
As the first milestone, USGS and its
partners seek public comments on the
draft chapters (https://contribute.global
change.gov/) for the assessment of
biodiversity and climate change.
Thomas Beard,
Senior Administrator, National Climate
Adaptation Science Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
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Assessment of Biodiversity and Climate Change; Request for Public
Comment on the First Draft of Assessment Chapters
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is giving notice of a
comment period on draft chapters of the Biodiversity and Climate Change
Assessment.
DATES: Comments regarding the draft chapters of the assessment must be
submitted by December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronic portal: https://contribute.globalchange.gov/
Email to [email protected]
Mail to Kate Malpeli, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS-516,
Reston, VA 20192, United States
Instructions: Public comments should be accompanied by the
commentor's name, phone number, email address, and affiliation (at the
commentor's discretion).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Malpeli by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at 919-896-5029.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point of contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Biodiversity underlies nature's
contributions to people (also known as ecosystem services), including
food, water, health, hazard protection, and cultural values. Climate
change is among the primary drivers of biodiversity loss, and well-
managed biodiversity conservation can contribute to climate-change
mitigation and adaptation. Understanding the interplay between climate
change and biodiversity is critical for the implementation of effective
and lasting solutions to climate change and for maintaining
biodiversity and nature's contributions to people.
The USGS, the nation's largest water, earth, and biological science
agency, was charged by the United States Congress in the Fiscal Year
2022 budget with conducting an assessment that characterizes the state
of understanding concerning linkages between climate change and
biodiversity for the United States. Climate change impacts and
biodiversity drivers cross national boundaries, and accordingly the
geographic scope of assessment will include neighboring nations,
particularly Canada and Mexico. The assessment process and report
production will be led by the USGS, in collaboration with Environment
and Climate Change Canada and Mexico's La Comisi[oacute]n Nacional para
el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO), and is being
undertaken by scientists, knowledge holders, practitioners, and policy
experts from all three countries. Participation includes engagement
from governments at all levels, universities, nonprofit organizations,
the private sector, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities. The
assessment will characterize the state of understanding concerning key
linkages between climate change and biodiversity, identify critical
knowledge gaps, and summarize implications for biodiversity and
climate-change policy. The assessment will build on the recently
completed Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services (IPBES) global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem
services and represent a continental contribution to upcoming IPBES
(and other) knowledge products. The primary product will comprise an
assessment report, planned for release in early 2025, evaluating the
relationships between climate and biodiversity in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, and adjacent regions as appropriate, and identifying
policy options to conserve biodiversity in the face of climate change.
As the first milestone, USGS and its partners seek public comments
on the draft chapters (https://contribute.globalchange.gov/) for the
assessment of biodiversity and climate change.
Thomas Beard,
Senior Administrator, National Climate Adaptation Science Center.
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