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The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must safeguard the Tree of Life

View ORCID ProfileRikki Gumbs, View ORCID ProfileAbhishek Chaudhary, View ORCID ProfileBarnabas H. Daru, Daniel P. Faith, View ORCID ProfileFélix Forest, Claudia L. Gray, Aida Kowalska, Who-Seung Lee, View ORCID ProfileRoseli Pellens, Laura J. Pollock, View ORCID ProfileJames Rosindell, Rosa A. Scherson, View ORCID ProfileNisha R. Owen
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.03.433783
Rikki Gumbs
1EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London, London, NW1 4RY, United Kingdom
2Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, United Kingdom
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Abhishek Chaudhary
3Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, 208016 Kanpur, India
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Barnabas H. Daru
4Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78412, USA
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Daniel P. Faith
5The Australian Museum Research Institute, The Australian Museum, Sydney 2010, Australia
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Félix Forest
6Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, United Kingdom
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Claudia L. Gray
1EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London, London, NW1 4RY, United Kingdom
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Aida Kowalska
7On the EDGE Conservation, 152a Walton Street, Chelsea, SW3 2JJ
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Who-Seung Lee
8Environmental Assessment Group, Korea Environment Institute, Sejong, 30147, Republic of Korea
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Roseli Pellens
9Institut de Systématique, Evolution, et Biodiversité (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Ecole Pratique de Hautes Etudes, Université des Antilles) CP 50, 45 rue Buffon - 75005 Paris, France
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Laura J. Pollock
10Department of Biology. McGill University. Montréal, Québec, H3A 1B1, Canada
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James Rosindell
2Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, United Kingdom
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Rosa A. Scherson
11Departamento de Silvicultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza, Universidad de Chile., PO Box 9206, Santiago, Chile
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Nisha R. Owen
7On the EDGE Conservation, 152a Walton Street, Chelsea, SW3 2JJ
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Abstract

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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The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must safeguard the Tree of Life
Rikki Gumbs, Abhishek Chaudhary, Barnabas H. Daru, Daniel P. Faith, Félix Forest, Claudia L. Gray, Aida Kowalska, Who-Seung Lee, Roseli Pellens, Laura J. Pollock, James Rosindell, Rosa A. Scherson, Nisha R. Owen
bioRxiv 2021.03.03.433783; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.03.433783
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The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must safeguard the Tree of Life
Rikki Gumbs, Abhishek Chaudhary, Barnabas H. Daru, Daniel P. Faith, Félix Forest, Claudia L. Gray, Aida Kowalska, Who-Seung Lee, Roseli Pellens, Laura J. Pollock, James Rosindell, Rosa A. Scherson, Nisha R. Owen
bioRxiv 2021.03.03.433783; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.03.433783

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