Open letter

A call to integrate plant regeneration into sustainability science and policy

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ID22435331
AuthorsFernando A O Silveira (0000-0001-9700-7521, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, corresponding author), Angelino Carta (0000-0001-8437-818X, University of Pisa), Roberta L C Dayrell (0000-0002-4770-9100, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions), Eduardo Fernández-Pascual (0000-0002-4743-9577, Universidad de Oviedo), Eduardo Fernández‐Pascual (Department of Organismal and Systems Biology University of Oviedo Oviedo Spain), Magda Garbowski (0000-0002-5427-7916, New Mexico State University), Thomas Hornick (0000-0003-0280-9260, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research), Jitka Klimešová (0000-0003-0123-3263, Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences), Lotte Korell (0000-0001-7051-8903, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research), Emma R Ladouceur (0000-0002-4943-4358, University of Prince Edward Island), Emma Ladouceur (Department of Biology, School of Climate Change Adaptation, Centre for Climate Change Adaptation University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Canada), Julie E Larson (0000-0001-7968-916X, University of Washington), Julie Larson (School of Environmental and Forest Sciences University of Washington Seattle Washington USA), Alexandra N Muellner‐Riehl (0000-0002-2710-469X, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences), Ana Prohaska (0000-0001-5459-6186, University of Copenhagen), Sergey Rosbakh (Leibniz University Hannover), Christoph Rosche (0000-0002-4257-3072, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research), Christiane Roscher (0000-0001-9301-7909, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research), Mandy Slate (Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Ohio State University Columbus Ohio USA), Mandy L Slate (0000-0002-4026-7952, The Ohio State University), Jeronimo Vazquez‐Ramirez (University of Copenhagen)
Year2026
Publication date2026-03-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2572-2611 • E-ISSN: 2572-2611
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ppp3.70201
OpenAlexW7140514041
LanguageEN
References cited18

This Open Letter highlights plant regeneration as a critical and overlooked dimension of ecosystem resilience under global environmental change. Biodiversity monitoring, conservation and agricultural assessments typically focus on adult plant performance and vegetative growth, yet the processes that enable plants to reproduce and establish new individuals—pollination, seed production, germination and seedling establishment—often remain poorly monitored. Failures during these stages can silently undermine ecosystem recovery, restoration success, species conservation and crop productivity. We call for integrating regeneration processes into ecological monitoring, climate risk assessments and policy frameworks to better safeguard biodiversity, ecosystem services, food security and long‐term ecosystem resilience.

Agriculture · Biodiversity · Ecosystem · Ecosystem services · Food security · Sustainability · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Ecosystem dynamics and resilience · Rangeland and Wildlife Management

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