Synthesis science can efficiently leverage the process of co-producing policies when it uses transdisciplinary approaches.

Adapting interdisciplinary working group model is pivotal for effectively implementing transdisciplinary synthesis approaches.

We share eight learnings to tackle transdisciplinary syntheses challenges and barriers.

These learnings allowed us to better deal with mismatches in the implementation space between research and practice.

In all conservation debates, terminology needs to adequately describe the ecosystems in questions.

Using ‘Forest Code’ for Law 12.651, Brazil's Law for Protection of Native Vegetation, is incorrect and should be abandoned.

The term ‘deforestation’ should not be applied to vegetation types other than forest.

Epiphytes within coffee landscapes enhance occupancy of most insectivorous birds.

Coffee dense rustic farms benefit bark gleaning birds and small canopy flycatchers.

High shrub cover, epiphytes, and coffee dominance benefit tiny foliage gleaners.

Habitat management can be guided by modelling the occupancy of functional groups.

Ecological interactions shape the functioning and stability of ecosystems.

We assessed the vulnerability of species and their interactions in a mammal network.

The most important interactions in the network are, at least, partially at risk.

Threatened and non-threatened species make unique contributions to the ecological network.

Tropical mountains provide favorable habitats for invasive plant species.

Climate change is expected to open new space for the spread of invasive species.

Invasive species could gain between 1,000 and 10,000 km2 of more suitable areas.

The areas of greatest suitability are not necessarily at the highest elevations.

Jaguars revisited forest, drainage, agriculture, and roads edge frequently.

Larger forest patches are vital refuges for jaguars in human landscapes.

Jaguars avoided large agricultural areas but often revisited their edges.

Jaguars moved faster near roads, avoiding prolonged stays in these areas.

Jaguars moved slower near drainage areas, which they frequently revisited.

Trophic interactions of Andean condors were studied through non-invasive sampling.

Andean Condors in Tierra del Fuego exhibit a unique reliance on marine food webs.

38% of the carbon in condor feathers from Tierra del Fuego was marine originated.

Protected areas are relevant for the conservation of ancient interactions.

Vegetation and climate conditions in dry forest are key regulators of microclimate.

Bird composition were associated with canopy changes.

While vegetation drives differences of dry-forest birds, climate was for all birds.

Higher temperatures during the day decrease bird activity in the Dry Chaco.