This concurrent resolution urges the Senate to provide its advice and consent for the ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity , which the United States signed in 1993 but has not yet ratified. It highlights that the U.S. is the sole United Nations member state that has not ratified this crucial international agreement, despite its domestic laws already aligning with many of the Convention's obligations. The resolution argues that the United States' non-party status limits its role to an "observer," diminishing its voice and influence in critical global biodiversity deliberations and decision-making processes. It emphasizes that decisions made by the Convention affect U.S. national security and economic interests, even without its participation. Therefore, the resolution concludes that ratification is in the national interest , enabling the U.S. to reassert its leadership in international conservation efforts.