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80% of Brazil’s land with the highest potential for discovering new flowering plant species lies outside conservation units, but half of these high-potential areas are within protected indigenous lands

07.09.25 | PLOS

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Protecting hidden treasures: Indigenous lands safeguard 50% of areas with the highest potential for angiosperm discoveries in Brazil—patterns and conservation priorities
Caatinga dry forest at Parque Estadual da Mata Seca. Credit: Domingos Cardoso, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

80% of Brazil’s land with the highest potential for discovering new flowering plant species lies outside conservation units, but half of these high-potential areas are within protected indigenous lands

Article URL : http://plos.io/4l2l1Hy

Article title: Protecting hidden treasures: Indigenous lands safeguard 50% of areas with the highest potential for angiosperm discoveries in Brazil—patterns and conservation priorities

Author countries: Brazil, U.K.

Funding: JGS was holder of a Post-Doc grant given by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro -FAPERJ (process E–26/202.324/2021; E–26/203.857/2022). RCF is a recipient of grants awarded from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (303059/2020–6) and FAPERJ (E‐26/200.967/2022). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0326507

Protecting hidden treasures: Indigenous lands safeguard 50% of areas with the highest potential for angiosperm discoveries in Brazil—patterns and conservation priorities

9-Jul-2025

NO authors have competing interests.

Keywords

Agriculture Angiosperms Applied Sciences and Engineering Conservation Ecology Horticulture Plant Breeding Plant Development Plant Sciences Plants

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0326507
Article Publication Date
2025-07-09
Article Title
Protecting hidden treasures: Indigenous lands safeguard 50% of areas with the highest potential for angiosperm discoveries in Brazil—patterns and conservation priorities
COI Statement
NO authors have competing interests.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
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How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, July 9). 80% of Brazil’s land with the highest potential for discovering new flowering plant species lies outside conservation units, but half of these high-potential areas are within protected indigenous lands. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80EYN5J8/80-of-brazils-land-with-the-highest-potential-for-discovering-new-flowering-plant-species-lies-outside-conservation-units-but-half-of-these-high-potential-areas-are-within-protected-indigenous-lands.html
MLA:
"80% of Brazil’s land with the highest potential for discovering new flowering plant species lies outside conservation units, but half of these high-potential areas are within protected indigenous lands." Brightsurf News, Jul. 9 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80EYN5J8/80-of-brazils-land-with-the-highest-potential-for-discovering-new-flowering-plant-species-lies-outside-conservation-units-but-half-of-these-high-potential-areas-are-within-protected-indigenous-lands.html.