A Far More Ambitious Species Goal is Needed for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Ba, Williams; Watson, James; Ms, Ward; Js, Simmonds

doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0240.v1

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“…This indicator complements existing broader species measures, meeting the need to prioritise evolutionarily distinct species to conserve the Tree of Life as part of any efforts to reduce extinction rate and risk (Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity 2021b, 2021a), making it relevant to the preventing extinctions component of draft Goal A and any proposed improvements (Williams et al 2020).…”

Section: Tracking and Averting Phylogenetic Diversity Loss Through Timementioning

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Conserving evolutionary history to safeguard our future: incorporating the Tree of Life into biodiversity policy

Gumbs

Chaudhary

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Following our failure to fully achieve any of the 20 Aichi biodiversity targets, the future of biodiversity rests in the balance. The Convention on Biological Diversity's Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) presents us with the opportunity to preserve Nature's Contributions to People (NCPs) for current and future generations through conserving biodiversity and averting extinction across the Tree of Life. Here we demonstrate that species extinctions can lead to unequal losses of biodiversity depending on their evolutionary history, and call attention to our need to conserve the Tree of Life to maintain its benefits. We highlight two indicators available for adoption in the post-2020 GBF to monitor our progress towards safeguarding the Tree of Life. The Phylogenetic Diversity indicator, adopted by IPBES, can be used to monitor biodiversity's capacity to maintain NCPs. The EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) Index monitors how well we are performing at averting the greatest losses across the Tree of Life by conserving the most distinctive species. By committing to safeguarding the Tree of Life post-2020, we can reduce biodiversity loss and preserve nature's contributions to humanity now and into the future.

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Section: Tracking and Averting Phylogenetic Diversity Loss Through Timementioning

confidence: 99%

Conserving evolutionary history to safeguard our future: incorporating the Tree of Life into biodiversity policy

Gumbs

Chaudhary

et al. 2021

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A Far More Ambitious Species Goal is Needed for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Abstract: Urgent action is required to 'bend the curve' on biodiversity loss. However, the

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Conserving evolutionary history to safeguard our future: incorporating the Tree of Life into biodiversity policy

Conserving evolutionary history to safeguard our future: incorporating the Tree of Life into biodiversity policy

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