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That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the importance of conserving forests, water resources, agricultural lands, wildlife habitats, and other natural resources for future generations; (2) welcomes the Republic of Armenia as host of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity; (3) affirms the importance of continued American leadership in conservation science, agricultural technology, forestry, water management, environmental innovation, and voluntary public-private partnerships; (4) supports conservation policies that promote local stewardship, economic opportunity, scientific integrity, private-sector participation, voluntary cooperation, and respect for national sovereignty; (5) supports accountability for any individual, government, or military entity found responsible for the unlawful destruction of protected forests and natural resources within the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia; (6) commends Armenia Tree Project for its contributions to reforestation, environmental education, sustainable forestry, economic development, and community resilience in Armenia and recognizes its approaching milestone of planting 10,000,000 trees; (7) encourages continued cooperation between the United States and Armenia on conservation science, agricultural technology, sustainable forestry, water management, wildfire prevention, education, and environmental resilience; (8) encourages partnerships among American businesses, universities, nonprofit organizations, agricultural producers, scientists, and their Armenian counterparts to develop practical, locally informed, and market-driven conservation solutions; and (9) supports scientific, educational, agricultural, and professional exchanges that strengthen the strategic partnership and enduring friendship between the United States and Armenia.