{"id":20037,"date":"2024-09-27T13:49:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=20037"},"modified":"2024-09-27T13:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:50:49","slug":"help-shape-esas-comments-for-the-annotated-outline-of-the-first-national-nature-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2024\/09\/27\/help-shape-esas-comments-for-the-annotated-outline-of-the-first-national-nature-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Shape ESA\u2019s Comments on the National Nature Assessment&#8217;s Annotated Outline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the U.S. Global Change Research Program\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/09\/19\/2024-21558\/draft-outline-for-the-first-national-nature-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">request for public comment<\/a>, the Ecological Society of America is seeking input from the ecological community on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalchange.gov\/notices\/public-comment-nna1-zod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently released annotated outline of the first National Nature Assessment<\/a>. Your feedback will help shape ESA\u2019s official comments on this crucial document, which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the status and trends of U.S. lands, waters and wildlife and the benefits they provide to society.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalchange.gov\/our-work\/national-nature-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the National Nature Assessment here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to take a few minutes to fill out <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeVBpC-e9L-SqatlcVdUR4j4LPpOO6lmHBAJPWrWhbXXAwNog\/viewform?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESA\u2019s comment form<\/a>. Your input is vital to ensuring that ecologists\u2019 perspectives are well-represented in this national effort. The deadline to complete the ESA form is <u>October 29, 2024<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can access the annotated outline (AKA the Zero-Order Draft)\u00a0via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/review.globalchange.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USGCRP Review &amp; Comment System<\/a>. You will need to create an account and log in to view the document.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you craft your comments, consider addressing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposed chapter topics you like<\/li>\n<li>Chapter topics you think are missing<\/li>\n<li>Ways to make a chapter or the assessment as a whole more useful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to participating in ESA\u2019s collective comments, we also encourage individuals to submit their own comments directly via <a href=\"https:\/\/review.globalchange.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the USGCRP\u2019s comment and review system<\/a>. By doing so, you\u2019ll contribute to a broader discussion that will influence the development of the National Nature Assessment. The deadline for direct submissions is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">November 4, 2024<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a unique opportunity for ecologists to influence a landmark assessment that will shape U.S. environmental policy. We value your expertise and hope you will take the time to provide your input.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeVBpC-e9L-SqatlcVdUR4j4LPpOO6lmHBAJPWrWhbXXAwNog\/viewform?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use this link to submit comments via ESA\u2019s feedback form by October 29.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your input will shape ESA\u2019s official comments on this crucial document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":16051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecology-in-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20037"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20041,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20037\/revisions\/20041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}