HI HR101

Urges the United States government to establish a national biodiversity strategy to conserve and restore the nation's biodiversity, secure ecosystem services, advance UN Sustainable Development Goals, and coordinate federal agency actions with state, local, Indigenous, and private stakeholders.

Calls for increased public awareness of biodiversity issues through robust public input from federal and state agencies, Indigenous communities, communities of color, low-income communities, and private landowners.

Requests the national biodiversity strategy include actions to conserve at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030, establish science-based conservation targets, protect endangered species, and enhance existing biodiversity-related laws and programs.

Directs strategy to fund conservation initiatives addressing local stressors including sediment and nutrient runoff, invasive species, and unsustainable harvesting practices.

Notes Hawaii has over 550 endangered species (25% of nation's total) while receiving only 3% of federal conservation funding, and 71% of Hawaii residents support proactive extinction prevention measures.