E-Mail IMAGE: In September 2018, researchers declared that the Spix's macaw was extinct in the wild. view more Credit: Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) Scientists urge that a clear, unambiguous goal for preventing human-induced species extinctions and stabilising populations must be front and centre in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - currently formulated draft iterations carry a serious risk of failure. Next year, governments of the world will come together to adopt the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework under the United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Much like the Paris Agreement with its clear statement on limiting carbon emissions, this framework will establish a set of goals and targets for conserving the diversity of life on Earth.