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Brazil harbors high fungal diversity, much of it still undocumented.

Fungi have long been overlooked in national biodiversity conservation policies.

Recent policy change enables a turning point for fungal conservation in Brazil.

Inclusion of fungi in public policies is essential for biodiversity goals.

Projections indicate significant species range reductions by 2050, even under optimistic climate scenarios.

The interaction between land-use and climate change leads to compounded impacts on the threaten the endemic Cerrado flora.

Partial implementation of the Forest Code leads higher biodiversity loss in the Cerrado.

Despite Forest Code safeguards, complementary measures are essential to secure Cerrado biodiversity.

Conservation plans must address both climate change impacts and land-use dynamics to preserve the ecological integrity of the Cerrado.

Landscape features play potencial roles in shaping the biodiversity of aquatic microorganisms.

Anthropogenic transformation impacts alpha e beta diversity of the zooplankton.

The conservation of riparian zones in the Atlantic Forest helps to sustain zooplankton biodiversity.

The decrease in forest cover leads to nearly twofold greater loss of forest-dependent birds compared to the gain of habitat-generalists.

Species composition of forest-dependent and habitat-generalist bird assemblages are positively correlated with the variation in forest cover within the landscape.

The required amount of forest cover to protect forest-dependent birds in the Atlantic Forest is higher than 30%.

The benchmark of 20% of forest cover established by Brazilian law may not provide sufficient protection for most forest-dependent bird species.

Irregular funding in Brazil fosters ECR brain drain, hindering biodiversity research.

Delays fuel research attrition and deepen inequities in conservation science.

Disrupted research threatens Brazil’s environmental leadership.

Streamlined funding can reduce financial insecurity and attrition among ECRs.

Stable funding strengthens research quality and supports Brazil’s conservation goals.

We reviewed changes in human-nature connectedness linked to 6 environmental activities.

Human-nature connectedness increased most after mindfulness and wildlife encounters.

Human-nature connectedness increased most after activities carried out over 2–7 days.

Changes in human-nature connectedness did not vary between adults and children.

Activities facilitated by conservation organisations foster human-nature connectedness.

Since 2015, research on ecosystem services and nature’s contributions to people has consolidated in the Southern Cone.

Economic and sociocultural studies are well-established, but ecological perspectives still predominate.

Most studies do not engage social actors or governance frameworks.

Advancing plural valuations requires enhanced bridging, negotiation, social networking, and governance abilities.