WASHINGTON, D.C., March 25, 2024 Last Thursday marked a significant step forward in global conservation efforts as the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee advances legislation that includes the groundbreaking U.S. Foundation for International Conservation Act (USFICA). Endorsed by leading conservationists and spearheaded by esteemed lawmakers, this bipartisan bill stands poised to revolutionize international conservation strategies.
This Earth Day, let’s commit ourselves to invest in our planet. And I don’t mean that figuratively. As the human race continues to degrade nature across the globe, it faces a series of looming crises from catastrophic climate change, to unprecedented biodiversity decline, to the emergence of lethal new viruses. These crises threaten the political stability, food security, economic development, health, and national security of countries around the world.