In the context of a national government scope biodiversity or conservation of habitats and species is something that should be managed by a government agency. The government has the ability to create laws to mandate the protection of threatened and endangered habitats and species in their country. An example of a government agency that works to conserve habitats and species is the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA is tasked to conserve several threatened habitats and species within the United States, by means of creating laws and enforcing said laws by issuing either fines or stricter means of reprisal.