A valuable component indicator on ‘safeguarding’ - assuming this term means ‘protection’ - is available for measuring in situ protected area coverage and ex situ coverage in seed banks, using geographic area as a genetic diversity proxy (currently a.53); this could serve Goal A, Target 4, or Target 3, see Table 2 (Khoury et al. 2019, 2020).  The ‘genetic scorecard’ indicator (currently a.48) is also valuable for summarizing and showcasing genetic status of high profile species in a manner that is accessible to the public and policy makers; it is also feasible and requires only moderate resources.  It is not as quantitative as the “Ne” and “populations lost” indicators, but it could feature these indicators (Hollingsworth et al. 2020). This indicator could also highlight formerly common populations whose Ne have declined precipitously but remain above Ne 500.  Lastly, indicators on threatened breeds and the size of seed/ gene banks (currently a.52 and a.53) are still important for tracking genetic diversity for food security and culture (https://www.post-2020indicators.org/), though they may be better suited as indicators for Targets 7 and 10. All of these indicators are feasible for reporting on circa 2025, and again in 2030.