Open letter : there are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored
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Wiley
Abstract
Tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas have historically been neglected in global and local conservation policies. As a result, nearly half of their coverage has been lost. In 2023, the world's most biodiverse savanna (Brazilian Cerrado) lost 1.110.326 ha, increasing the rate of land conversion by 67.7% (MapBiomas, 2024). The resulting biodiversity and ecosystem service losses, including the ability to mitigate climate change, are profound and irreversible.
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Biodiversity crises, Conservation, COP 16, Ecological restoration, Open ecosystems
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-15: Life on land
Citation
Pilon, N., Peixoto, F., Oliveira, R.S. et al. 2025, 'Open letter : there are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored', Plants, People, Planet, vol. 7, pp. 1220–1224. DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10635.