Assesses the health of the United States plants, animals, and ecosystems.

Wildlife, species, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, ecosystems, climate, ecoregions.

Lists the contents of the full two-volume report, and gives the text of the chapter on the Mississippi River from vol. 1.

Building on data that is more comprehensive and reliable than ever before, covering 234 countries and territories, the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 shows encouraging signs of improved forest management and a global slowdown in deforestation. However these trends need to be strengthened, especially in countries that are lagging behind.