Thermal drones significantly enhance sloth detection efficiency.

Drones detect sloths 3× faster and in twice as many sites as ground surveys.

Drone surveys cut operational costs, offsetting upfront expenses in the medium term.

Combining drones with ground surveys is recommended for accurate density estimates.

Current policies isolate biomes, overlooking crucial ecological interdependencies

Biomes are linked by cross-boundary processes like water cycles and migrations

Isolated biome approaches limit conservation success and ecological understanding

An integrated strategy recognizing biome links is needed for robust conservation

ES were mapped across the Atlantic Forest, a highly diverse and threatened biome.

Trade-offs were found between provisioning and regulating services

Three ES bundles were identified, varying in composition and spatial distribution.

Spatial patterns of ES associations reflect socio-ecological gradients in the biome.

ES bundles contribute to policy decisions and environmental management.

Estuaries are crucial to sustaining a diverse and rich nutrient source for people.

Estuarine fishes can support balanced diets for traditional groups in Northeast Brazil.

Estuarine fishes can offer high quantities of calcium, omega-3, and selenium.

Conserving estuaries promotes biodiverse and nutritious food for coastal populations.

In six years, 160 individuals of 18 bird species died by electrocution in Argentina.

The Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) was the most affected species.

The endangered Chaco Eagle (Buteogallus coronatus) was the third most affected species.

Most electrocution events occurred at designs made of concrete.

Jumper wires and grounding systems may have increased the risk of electrocution.

In intensive farming landscapes SS had higher or equal γ-diversity than SL for most taxa.

We found no differences in beta diversity between SS and SL patches in agricultural landscapes.

Together, SL and SS play a leading role in different landscapes, and both SL and SS need to be conserved.

We compare tropical and temperate ecology through a scientometric analysis of approximately 500,000 articles.

The pattern of collaborations and authorship reveals the consequences of historical geopolitical relations.

The BRICS countries play a prominent role in tropical and global ecological research in the 21st century.

Temperate and tropical ecology have different conceptual structures.

We demonstrated the existence of a temperate bias in ecology.

Citizen science and collections offer complementary strengths and distinct biases.

Citizen science adds broad coverage and recent data, key for biodiversity research.

Collections provide historical depth and taxonomic precision via voucher specimens.

Both datasets are biased toward accessible areas; remote regions remain under-sampled.

Combining completeness and recency helps identify areas to update and monitor biodiversity.

Marine ecosystems are increasingly threatened by climate change, rising sea levels and coastal infrastructure development.

PEC 3/2022 aims to reform the Brazilian Law to transfer ownership of part of the coastal areas, currently under federal jurisdiction, to the Brazilian states and municipalities.

Public opposition to PEC 3/2022 has been surprisingly strong in comparison to other antienvironment regulations proposed recently.

Amid these legal and political debates, the Rights of Nature (RoN) framework emerges as a potential tool for strengthening marine ecosystem protection.

RoN implementation requires more than legal reform: it needs broad coalitions, including public mobilization and democratic engagement.