DEY. Named Partner for Nature Record Assessment

The communications firm will support The Nature Record, an independent national assessment of the state of nature in the United States, after federal funding for the project was cancelled.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Environmental

DEY. Named Partner for Nature Record Assessment

DEY. Ideas + Influence was named communications and advisory partner for The Nature Record, which is preparing the launch of the first national assessment of the state of nature in the United States. The project began in 2022 as a federal effort before the federal government cancelled it in January 2025, and scientists continued the work independently.

Why it matters

The assessment, prepared by more than 170 scientists and experts, continues a national nature evaluation that lost its federal sponsorship. A draft released for public comment and peer review in March 2026 is part of the ongoing effort to publish a final version.

The assessment is being prepared by more than 170 scientists and experts after the federal project was cancelled in January 2025. The draft was released for public comment and peer review in March 2026, but the source does not specify the final publication date or the assessment's conclusions.

The players

DEY. Ideas + Influence

A New York-based communications and advisory firm that has previously worked on climate and environment communications for clients including The Rockefeller Foundation.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

An independent organization that provides scientific advice to the nation and conducted an independent review of the draft assessment.

The details

The project began in 2022 as the National Nature Assessment, a federal effort. After the cancellation, the work continued independently under the name The Nature Record, and The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted an independent review of the draft.

2022: The National Nature Assessment began as a federal effort.
January 2025: The federal government cancelled the project.
March 2026: A draft was released for public comment and peer review.
November 3, 2026: DEY. was named communications and advisory partner.

Big Picture

The Nature Record carries forward the National Nature Assessment that the federal government cancelled in January 2025, with its work now continuing outside federal sponsorship. This makes the independent assessment a continuation of a federal effort that had been underway since 2022.

The assessment will provide a national account of the state of nature in the United States once published. Readers interested in the findings can follow The Nature Record's public release, which DEY. will support through the months after launch.

The takeaway

The federal cancellation did not end the national nature assessment, which scientists have carried forward independently. Readers can track the final publication as an example of how independent research can continue after public funding is withdrawn.