Plant Conservation: New Foci, New Strategies

Dear Colleagues,

The false dichotomy that disengages humans from ecosystems leads to half-baked political decisions. Scientific evidence repeatedly alerts us to the risk of feeling alien to nature. This is a dramatic misconception which has ruled the so-called Anthropocene, a period in which it is urgent to convince the population that curbing extinction and maintaining diversity is not a luxury, but a necessity. So far, national and international efforts to halt the decline of biodiversity have been insufficient. Although this news is terrible, the advantage of setting goals acts as a wake-up call. However, it is not advisable to minimize the achievements made so far, because without some optimism, no measures will work.

While there has been a widespread outcry for strategies such as the conservation of half the planet, others insist on the need to restore degraded areas so that they can regain their productivity. Any of these strategies, like others, must be based on scientific criteria. For this reason, in this Special Issue of Sustainability, we ask for contributions on the conservation of plants that address topics ranging from classic issues (e.g., risk assessment, selection and prioritization of reserves) to new ones that document novel formulas (environmental awareness strategies, new approaches in ecological restoration, warning systems, the participation of companies in research related to conservation, etc.) in a world affected by global change that is committed to sustainable development.

Prof. Juan Francisco Mota
Dr. Fabián Martínez Hernández
Dr. Francisco J. Pérez-García
Dr. Esteban Salmerón Sánchez
Guest Editors

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• threatened species
• plant extinction
• genetic diversity
• restoration ecology
• global change
• global strategy
• conservation in situ
• conservation ex situ
• diversity monitoring
• ecoregions
• protected areas
• ecosystem recovery
• habitat destruction
• landscape fragmentation