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Wetlands function as the “kidneys of the planet”, assuring water supply and quality.

Cerrado wetlands have distinct vegetation types playing equivalent ecological roles.

All types of Cerrado wetlands should have the same status of legal protection.

The maximum water-table elevation defines the wetlands’ limit, biota and functioning.

All human actions threatening the hydrology of Cerrado wetlands must be regulated.

The impact of future climate change on narrow-ranging species is poorly documented.

We used a combination of techniques and high-resolution predictors to fill this gap.

We predict a complete extirpation of suitable conditions across their range by 2070.

Climate risk may be higher than expected in tropical narrow-ranging species.

Proactive conservation actions are needed in tropical heterogeneous environments.

We reviewed the use of network science in sustainable agriculture.

Network science can be used to understand, harness and restore ecological processes in agricultural systems.

Social, economic and ecological aspects of agriculture can be incorporated using novel methods.

Agricultural systems can be managed using a network-based framework.

Conserving ∼80% of the Brazilian Amazon is still feasible

Conservation areas are essential for a new regional development model

The cost of establishing.1.3 million km2 of new conservation areas is USD 1.0–1.6 billion

The annual cost of 3.5 million km2 of conservation areas is USD 1.7–2.8 billion

A new ambitious, decentralized, and agile fund mechanism is required

Few studies empirically estimated the impact of roadkill on wildlife populations.

Giant anteaters inhabiting road vicinity areas have lower survival rates.

20% of the anteaters inhabiting road vicinity areas are road-killed.

Roads are sink areas for giant anteaters.

Multi-temporal cropland mask allows accurate classification of grassland remnants.

Grasslands of Uruguayan Eastern Plains are in an advanced stage of fragmentation.

Suitability for rice crop establishment drives the grassland fragmentation.

Caatinga dry forests are becoming increasingly drier and chronically disturbed.

Herb communities negatively respond to rainfall reduction and increase disturbance.

Responses may be mediated by the local density of woody plants.

Multiple successional pathways should emerge with the new environmental conditions.

Management and conservation actions are urgent to protect Caatinga herb diversity.

Long-term monitoring of different drivers of changes increases the effectiveness of protected areas.

Long-term Ecological Research Program helps detecting complex environmental changes.

The effects of disturbances on biodiversity and ecosystems were explored over 22 years in the central Cerrado.

Even in Protected Areas, changes in surroundings affect biodiversity and ecosystems.

Significant ecological changes were detected in responses to long-term stressors.

We projected future deforestation in Borneo and quantified the impact on orangutans.

The habitat of 26,200 Bornean orangutans could be lost by 2030s.

Worst orangutan losses in forests in industrial plantations and unprotected forests.

Orangutans in protected areas and logging concessions are less threatened.

Land-use planning for biodiversity and development should consider future dynamics.

77% of oceanic islands show low levels of protection and a high human modification.

Most islands harboring a high richness of threatened vertebrates are located in developing countries.

Most large islands in a critical situation harbor the highest numbers of threatened vertebrates.

We identified 58 large islands where conservation actions are urgent.