Open letter: There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored

Natashi Pilon; Franciele Peixoto; Rafael S. Oliveira; Ana Carolina C. Oliveira; Julio Alquéres; Swanni Alvarado; Jose G.M. Angelo; Sally Archibald; Mohammed Armani; Ludwig Baldaszti; Sébastien Barot; Fernanda de V. Barros; Mario Barroso; Alessandra Bassani; Mariska te Beest; Juan Benavides-Tocarruncho; Lorena M. Benitez; Paulo N. Bernardino; William J. Bond; Bowy den Braber; Nina Buchmann; Elise Buisson; Bruna H. Campos; Claudia Campos; Josep Canadell; Tristan Charles-Dominique; Rachel Cohen; Anya Courtenay; Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt; Gabriella Damasceno; Vinicius L. Dantas; Balázs Deák; Michele Dechoum; Adam J.M. Devenish; Milton H. Diaz-Toribio; Brice Yannick Djiofack; Jason E. Donaldson; Larissa Doria; Natalie Dudinszky; Lucas Durães; Susan E. Eshelman; Marcos de Fialho; Manfred Finckh; Jennifer L. Funk; Rachael Gallagher; T. Ganesh; Jacques Gignoux; Luiz Gustavo Gonçalves; Michelle Greve; Daniel Mark Griffith; Natalia Guerin; Kenny Helsen; Gareth P. Hempson; Ankila Hiremath; William A. Hoffmann; Sheila M. Holmes; Lindsay B. Hutley; Debbie Jewitt; Arjun Kannan; Marie Noelle Keijzer; David A. Keith; Sarala Khaling; Kevin Kirkman; Rosana M. Kolb; Foundiéré Koné; Alessandra R. Kozovits; Christian Kull; Frank van Langevelde; R. Sedricke Lapuz; Jean Christophe Lata; Soizig Le Stradic; Caroline E.R. Lehmann; Naíssa Luz; M. D. Madhusudan; Soro Nounfro Madjima; Iravatee Majgaonkar; Onildo J. Marini-Filho; Aklilu Negussie Mekuria; Paulina Meller; Máximo M. Costa; Raoni Merisse; Cássia B.R. Munhoz; Brett P. Murphy; Leena Naftal; Olinirina Prisca Nanjarisoa; Aya B. N'Dri; Ashish N. Nerlekar; Aristides S.G. Neto; Jesse B. Nippert; Sindiso Nkuna; Reed Noss; Imma Oliveras Menor; Colin P. Osborne; Gerhard E. Overbeck; Giovanna Palazzi; Catherine Parr; Juli G. Pausas; R. Toby Pennington; Valério D. Pillar; Francis E. Putz; Fitiavana Rasaminirina; Jayashree Ratnam; Diego Raymundo; Ana Ribeiro; Jess Rickenback; Lucy Rowland; Alexandre Bonesso Sampaio; Mahesh Sankaran; Naomi B. Schwartz; Seshadri Kadaba Shamanna; Stefan Siebert; Frances Siebert; Desireé Cristiane Barbosa Silva; Suelma Ribeiro-Silva; Domingos Fortunato P.F. Silva; Julliene S.G. Monteiro Silva; Fernando A.O. Silveira; Kimberley Simpson; A. Carla Staver; Bethina Stein; Nicola Stevens; Chris Still; Caroline A.E. Strömberg; Rima Mekdaschi Studer; Anthony Swemmer; Kyle Warwick Tomlinson; Orsolya Valkó; Renato Vanderlei; Joseph W. Veldman; Larissa Verona; Susanne Vetter; Ricardo A.G. Viani; Maria S. Vorontsova; Jakub D. Wieczorkowski; Benjamin Wigley; Amy Zanne; Giselda Durigan

doi:10.1002/ppp3.10635

Open letter: There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored

Natashi Pilon
, Franciele Peixoto
, Rafael S. Oliveira
, Ana Carolina C. Oliveira
, Julio Alquéres
, Swanni Alvarado
, Jose G.M. Angelo
, Sally Archibald
, Mohammed Armani
, Ludwig Baldaszti
, Sébastien Barot
, Fernanda de V. Barros
, Mario Barroso
, Alessandra Bassani
, Mariska te Beest
, Juan Benavides-Tocarruncho
, Lorena M. Benitez
, Paulo N. Bernardino
, William J. Bond
, Bowy den Braber

Nina Buchmann, Elise Buisson, Bruna H. Campos, Claudia Campos, Josep Canadell, Tristan Charles-Dominique, Rachel Cohen, Anya Courtenay, Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt, Gabriella Damasceno, Vinicius L. Dantas, Balázs Deák, Michele Dechoum, Adam J.M. Devenish, Milton H. Diaz-Toribio, Brice Yannick Djiofack, Jason E. Donaldson, Larissa Doria, Natalie Dudinszky, Lucas Durães, Susan E. Eshelman, Marcos de Fialho, Manfred Finckh, Jennifer L. Funk, Rachael Gallagher, T. Ganesh, Jacques Gignoux, Luiz Gustavo Gonçalves, Michelle Greve, Daniel Mark Griffith, Natalia Guerin, Kenny Helsen, Gareth P. Hempson, Ankila Hiremath, William A. Hoffmann, Sheila M. Holmes, Lindsay B. Hutley, Debbie Jewitt, Arjun Kannan, Marie Noelle Keijzer, David A. Keith, Sarala Khaling, Kevin Kirkman, Rosana M. Kolb, Foundiéré Koné, Alessandra R. Kozovits, Christian Kull, Frank van Langevelde, R. Sedricke Lapuz, Jean Christophe Lata, Soizig Le Stradic, Caroline E.R. Lehmann, Naíssa Luz, M. D. Madhusudan, Soro Nounfro Madjima, Iravatee Majgaonkar, Onildo J. Marini-Filho, Aklilu Negussie Mekuria, Paulina Meller, Máximo M. Costa, Raoni Merisse, Cássia B.R. Munhoz, Brett P. Murphy, Leena Naftal, Olinirina Prisca Nanjarisoa, Aya B. N'Dri, Ashish N. Nerlekar, Aristides S.G. Neto, Jesse B. Nippert, Sindiso Nkuna, Reed Noss, Imma Oliveras Menor, Colin P. Osborne, Gerhard E. Overbeck, Giovanna Palazzi, Catherine Parr, Juli G. Pausas, R. Toby Pennington, Valério D. Pillar, Francis E. Putz, Fitiavana Rasaminirina, Jayashree Ratnam, Diego Raymundo, Ana Ribeiro, Jess Rickenback, Lucy Rowland, Alexandre Bonesso Sampaio, Mahesh Sankaran, Naomi B. Schwartz, Seshadri Kadaba Shamanna, Stefan Siebert, Frances Siebert, Desireé Cristiane Barbosa Silva, Suelma Ribeiro-Silva, Domingos Fortunato P.F. Silva, Julliene S.G. Monteiro Silva, Fernando A.O. Silveira, Kimberley Simpson, A. Carla Staver, Bethina Stein, Nicola Stevens, Chris Still, Caroline A.E. Strömberg, Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Anthony Swemmer, Kyle Warwick Tomlinson, Orsolya Valkó, Renato Vanderlei, Joseph W. Veldman, Larissa Verona, Susanne Vetter, Ricardo A.G. Viani, Maria S. Vorontsova, Jakub D. Wieczorkowski, Benjamin Wigley, Amy Zanne, Giselda Durigan

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1220-1224
Number of pages	5
Journal	Plants People Planet
Volume	7
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10635
Publication status	Published - Sept 2025

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SDG 15 Life on Land

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COP 16
biodiversity crises
conservation
ecological restoration
open ecosystems

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Pilon, N., Peixoto, F., Oliveira, R. S., Oliveira, A. C. C., Alquéres, J., Alvarado, S., Angelo, J. G. M., Archibald, S., Armani, M., Baldaszti, L., Barot, S., Barros, F. D. V., Barroso, M., Bassani, A., te Beest, M., Benavides-Tocarruncho, J., Benitez, L. M., Bernardino, P. N., Bond, W. J., ... Durigan, G. (2025). Open letter: There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored. Plants People Planet, 7(5), 1220-1224. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10635

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