The U.S. Global Change Research Program is pleased to announce the selection of authors for the first-ever National Nature Assessment (NNA1). The diverse team that will number over 150 experts was selected by the 11 NNA1 chapter leads in consultation with federal leadership, based in part on a public call for author nominations. With the full author team in place, the writing phase of the NNA1 is now kicking off.
IRIS Director Brian Bledsoe was selected as one of these authors; he will be part of the team writing the “Nature, Safety and Security” chapter, where his expertise in using natural infrastructure to promote resilience will shine. He joins another IRIS affiliate, professor of practice Todd Bridges, who will serve as the lead for the chapter (read more about Bridges’ appointment here).
Over the next two years, NNA1 authors will take stock of what nature provides to us in terms of its inherent worth, our culture, health and well-being, jobs and livelihoods, and safety, and more, while looking ahead to understand how these benefits might change in the future.
Learn more:
National Nature Assessment webpage: https://www.globalchange.gov/our-work/national-nature-assessment
NNA1 Authors Announcement (Earth Day): https://www.globalchange.gov/our-work/announcements/authors-selected-first-national-nature-assessment