Human activities are leading to widespread and precipitous declines in genetic diversity - which is the foundation of species’ ability to adapt and a key component of ecosystem function and resilience (Des Roches et al. 2021; Hoban et al. 2021b). DNA based studies have documented high genetic diversity losses - especially in island species, 28%, and harvested fish species, 14% (Pinsky and Palumbi 2014; Leigh et al. 2021). Expected genetic diversity loss due to decreased population sizes and lost habitat are also severe. Genetic diversity within IUCN Threatened species is projected to have declined, on average, 9 to 33% (Exposito-Alonso et al. 2022). Unless interventions are taken to stop population declines, populations may lose an average of 19 to 66% of their genetic (allelic) diversity (Hoban et al. 2021b).