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This Concurrent Resolution urges the federal government to develop a national biodiversity strategy to address the ongoing crisis of species extinction and ecosystem degradation, which is significantly impacting the United States, including Hawaii. The resolution highlights the intrinsic, cultural, economic, and scientific value of biodiversity, and the threats posed by irresponsible resource management, climate change, pollution, and invasive species. It calls for the strategy to ensure the conservation and restoration of biodiversity, secure ecosystem services, achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, set ambitious protection targets, promote social equity in conservation, coordinate federal agency actions, foster collaboration among various levels of government and stakeholders, honor federal trust obligations to indigenous peoples, provide global leadership, improve biodiversity resilience, address local stressors, and raise public awareness. The strategy should also include specific directions for conserving at least thirty percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030, protecting at-risk species, reviewing existing laws, and recommending new policies and funding mechanisms, all developed with significant public input and collaboration.