Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the lands and oceans in the United States and encouraging diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the Earth is facing an imminent crisis from the extinction of species and the decline of biodiversity, and (2) Congress should work to support protecting and conserving at least 50% of the lands and oceans in the United States and encourage diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.