The pandemic brought to light diverse issues concerning the science-policy interface.

These issues are particularly relevant for conservation science and practice.

To tackle them requires recognizing that science is not value-free.

Science should be immersed in processes that include conflict mediation to set goals.

To that end, it is vital to change science policies and training.

The inclusion of OECMs into the post-2020 GBF may enable the recognition of other actors.

OECMs can contribute to improve linkages between equitable and effective conservation.

OECM’s identification, reporting and monitoring are a challenge.

Robust guidelines, and improved monitoring, are recommended to ensure OECMs integrity.

Conservation biology literature is dominated by problem-based research.

Solution-based papers are becoming more common along the last four decades.

Solution-to-problem word ratio suggests greater concern with conservation action.

Higher emphasis on solution-based research can advance biodiversity conservation.

Top-down restrictive measures are the basis of Araucaria Forest System conservation

Bottom-up collaborative management could favor keystone plant Araucaria angustifolia

Top-down model had negative feedback that dampens the system limiting its resilience

Bottom-up model had positive feedback expanding the system and its general resilience

Collaborative management could maintain the Araucaria Forests System in the long term

IPLC’ landscape transformations include sociocultural–environmental feedbacks.

Local worldviews, social institutions and knowledge influence IPLC management systems.

Management systems influence ecological processes and patterns across generations.

Ecological processes and patterns influence IPLC sociocultures across generations.

Biocultural conservation requires valuing local sociocultural–environmental feedbacks.

Marmosets are thought to be harmful to birds in areas where they were introduced.

The vast majority of the studies retrieved were about marmoset's diet Marmosets eat mostly plant items, plus some animal items, especially arthropods.

There are few published records of birds predation by marmosets in invaded areas.

More studies on population trends of birds preyed by marmosets are urgently needed.

Marmosets eat mostly plant items, plus some animal items, especially arthropods.

Mammal richness and body mass are directly and negatively affected by deforestation.

Vulnerable ecological functions lose prevalence with land-use change.

Persistent ecological functions are benefitted by increasing anthropogenic land-use.

Five out of ten ecological functions lose prevalence in human-modified landscapes.

The loss of ecological functions might compromise the persistence of forest remnants.

Brazil is among the three countries with the highest diversity of bird species in the Americas, but it is the first in number of threatened birds with 166 species.

Greatest number of endangered species are recorded in the Atlantic Forest.

79,500 ha of new areas officially protect the most endangered bird species in Brazil.

30-40,000 Brazilian birdwatchers generating information for bird conservation.

Fire has a strong impact in structuring the community of non-volant small mammals.

Fire may restrict and promote the occurrence of different mammal species.

Vegetation attributes have a fundamental role in the occupancy by small mammals.

Fire might disrupt gallery forests’ functioning affecting keystone interactions.

Estimation of over 4740 road-killed bats during a 5-year period.

Phyllostomidae bats were the most affected by roadkill in the study area.

Road casualties were more numerous during rainy season.

Collisions occurred 12 times more in four-lane highways than in two-lane ones.

Distance from water and presence of light were not significantly related to roadkill.

Most species have restricted distribution within the natural regions of Colombia.

Seven of nine species would experience reduction in their climatically suitable areas.

Relocation of nests outside bees’ native range needs to be avoided.

Conservation policies and monitoring programs are urgently needed.

Primate responses to forest patch size and quality vary among species and regions.

Patch size is the best predictor of two species in two different regions.

Patch quality (vegetation attributes) better predicts primates in two regions.

Conservation outcomes can improve if considering both patch size and quality.

Native and non-native congeneric species respond differently to climate change.

Climate change reduces environmental suitability for the native Euterpe edulis.

Climate change impacts on E. edulis are spatially heterogeneous.

Current and future overlap areas are concentrated mostly in the southeastern region.

Introduction of the non-native E. oleracea should be avoided.

Filling Linnean shortfalls increase the marginality of the species’ climatic niche.

Filling Linnean shortfalls decrease climatic niches breadth.

To discover taxonomical radiations increases the estimated climatic change exposure.

Taxonomy and systematics are essential for conservation biology.