Title : A robust goal is needed for species in the Post-2020 Global 1 Biodiversity Framework

Affiliations: 9 School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, 10 Australia 11 Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of 12 Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Queensland, Australia. 13 Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, NY 20460, USA. 14 BirdLife International, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 15 3QZ, UK 16 Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK 17 IUCN, 28 rue Mauverney, CH-1196, Gland, Switzerland 18 World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, 4031, 19 Philippines 20 Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia 21 School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, 22 NE1 7RU, UK 23 Synchronicity Earth, 27-29 Cursitor Street, London, EC4A 1LT, UK 24 RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, The Lodge, Potton Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 25 2DL, UK 26 Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and 27 Environment, University College London, Darwin Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, 28 UK 29 IUCN, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK 30 Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester 31 St, Manchester, M1 5GD, U.K 32 Conservation International, Arlington, VA 22202, USA 33 34