210 Scientists Highlight State of Plants and Fungi in Plants, People, Planet Special Issue 30 September 2020

210 scientists highlight state of plants and fungi in Plants, People, Planet special issue 30 September 2020

have, for the first time, been published in a landmark Plants, People, Planet Special Issue and are freely available to read and share. This Special Issue points the way forward for future research and conservation efforts around the world for the benefit of people and the sustainable future of our planet. It highlights the strength of researchers working together and the importance of collaboration between scientific journals and botanic gardens like RBG Kew.

"We are delighted to be partnering with Kew to publish the scientific papers behind the State of the World's Plants and Fungi 2020 report," said Prof. Five broad themes that encompass the State of the Simon Hiscock, Editor in Chief of Plants, People, World's Plants and Fungi report 2020 are featured in this Planet. "Plants, People, Planet was founded to stylised illustration. (a) Resources for exploring plant and highlight how fundamentally important plants are to fungal properties; (b) The influence of global biodiversity people and all life on Earth. We embrace Kew's policy; (c) Unlocking the useful properties of plants and transformative agenda to curate, conserve and fungi; (d) UK and UK Overseas Territories; (e) New explore the world's plant and fungal diversity as insights into global knowledge of plants and fungi. outlined in this landmark collection," he added. Credit: Plants, People, Planet "The data in this year's report paint a picture of a world that has turned its back on the incredible potential of the plant and fungal kingdoms to The Special Issue, 'Protecting and sustainably address some of the biggest challenges we face," using the world's plants and fungi', brings together said Professor Alexandre Antonelli, Director of the research—from 210 scientists across 42 Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. "We countries—behind the 2020 State of the World's have particularly earmarked the gaps in our Plants and Fungi report, also released today by the knowledge, the changes we are seeing, the species Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. being named new to science and the shocking pace of biodiversity loss." This is the first time that over 200 scientists have come together and collaborated to deliver a vital "The rigour and collaborative nature of the scientific update, not only on the status of the world's plant work underlying the articles in the New Phytologist life, but also the world's fungi. Humanity's Foundation's Plants, People, Planet, which existence and well-being depends on plants and accompany the State of the World's Plants and fungi—from our food and energy, to our physical Fungi report, is testimony to the incredible wealth of and mental health. The scientists' findings plot a knowledge that exists and is now being brought to global roadmap that sets out what we must do to surface," added Professor Antonelli. "This has been protect and sustainably use plants and fungi, now a truly fantastic and rewarding collaboration; Plants, and in the future. People, Planet is a prestigious journal that shares Kew's mission and provides free access to its The data and expert opinion behind Kew's report contents for the benefit of all. I hope this work will

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help inform decisions here in the UK and all over the world as we start the most critical decade our planet has ever faced".

Using the research included in the Plants, People, Planet Special Issue we can understand and make use of the full extent of plant and fungal diversity while recognising the threats to their survival, so that we can halt biodiversity loss and unlock its full potential.

More information: Alexandre Antonelli et al, Protecting and sustainably using the world's plants and fungi, PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET (2020). DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10150

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