denise louie. >> good afternoon. denise louie. i'm a native san franciscan and a member of the national organization center for biological diversity. 2020 is the final year of the united nations decade on biodiversity. the current goal is to reduce biodiversity laws. the san francisco board of supervisors 2017 biodiversity resolution references the united nations decade on biodiversity and the importance of living in harmony with nature. governor jerry brown's 2017 biodiversity initiative orders all state agencies to work together to, among other things, manage and restore natural and working lands and water ways because california is a biodiversity hot spot, and the state's plants and animals coexist to create complex and beautiful ecosystems. so what is a biodiversity hot spot? it means california's blessed with a great many species of flora and fauna, and by the way, no other state has greater biodiversity. it means that many of these species are in danger of extinction. during the ten years it took the state water board to dev

denise louie. >> good afternoon. denise louie. i'm a native san franciscan and a member of the national organization center for biological diversity. 2020 is the final year of the united nations decade on biodiversity. the current goal is to reduce biodiversity laws. the san francisco board of supervisors 2017 biodiversity resolution references the united nations decade on biodiversity and the importance of living in harmony with nature. governor jerry brown's 2017 biodiversity initiative orders all state agencies to work together to, among other things, manage and restore natural and working lands and water ways because california is a biodiversity hot spot, and the state's plants and animals coexist to create complex and beautiful ecosystems. so what is a biodiversity hot spot? it means california's blessed with a great many species of flora and fauna, and by the way, no other state has greater biodiversity. it means that many of these species are in danger of extinction. during the ten years it took the state water board to dev