USL’s Timon McPhearson Selected as Chapter Lead for the First National Nature Assessment by U.S. Global Change Research Program

March 7th, 2024

USGCRP has named 11 Federal Coordinating Lead Authors (FCLAs) and 11 Chapter Leads to lead the writing of the first-ever National Nature Assessment (NNA1). NNA1 will provide a holistic picture of America’s lands, waters, wildlife, and ecosystems and the benefits they provide to us—to our economy, health, climate, culture, and even our national security. USL Director Timon McPhearson will co-lead authorship of the chapter, “Bright Spots in America’s Nature” along with Emmett Duffy, Chief Scientist, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network and MarineGEO Program, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The NNA1 Chapter Leads provide leadership for the chapters—in developing their scope and content and directing chapter development and writing. Chapter Leads select all Chapter Authors and Technical Contributors and lead their author teams through cycles of federal, public, and peer review and revision. Learn more