Forest-biased terminology does not help to include open ecosystems in conservation policies

• Published in: Perspectives in ecology and conservation Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 328 - 330
• Main Authors: Overbeck, Gerhard E., Pillar, Valério D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Brazil; ecology; Environmental law; Forest-bias; Grassland; Lei de Proteção da Vegetação Nativa; terminology; Brazil; Grassland; Brazil; Forest-bias; Biodiversity; Lei de Proteção da Vegetação Nativa; Environmental law

[Display omitted] •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 veg...