Plants, People, Planet celebrates the seventh anniversary of the publication of our first issue today, 4 December.
Our seventh year has been marked by some particular highlights. In January we published our first Open Letter, highlighting the importance of tropical and subtropical grassland conservation to the Convention on Biological Diversity, introducing a new format designed for groups of experts to present bold and succinct calls to action to those in positions to elicit and enact change. Since then we have published two more, addressing soil biodiversity and urban forests. Read the Editorial to find out more about the format.
Open Letters: Supporting positive change for plants, people and the planet
Simon J. Hiscock, Katie J. Field, Sarah Lennon, Paul Wilkin, Bennett John Young
We published our ninth Special Issue, dedicated to parasitic plants and their interactions with people. The cover highlights the plight of Rafflesia, a genus containing the world’s largest flowers, parasitic plants threatened by extinction.
That Special Issue was joined by three Virtual Issues: Agricultural biotechnology: potential, challenges and debate; Madagascar’s grassy biomes: from Holocene to Anthropocene; and Methodologies for investigating and fostering plant awareness. Find these and all of Plants, People, Planet’s Virtual Issues on our Special Collections page.
Last, but not least, we launched the Thomas Reviews, a new format for impact at the intersection of plants, people and the planet. They are named in honour of Prof. Howard (Sid) Thomas, who was a key founding member of Plants, People, Planet's Strategic Advisory Board and Treasurer and Trustee of The New Phytologist Foundation. Six Thomas Reviews have been published to date.
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Announcing Thomas Reviews
We are delighted to announce Thomas Reviews, a new format for impact at the intersection of plants, people and the planet.
At Plants, People, Planet we are delighted to continue publishing innovative research at the interface between plants, society, and the planet, and look forward to continuing this mission in our eighth year! Don’t forget that we’re accepting submissions for our Special Collections on Plants & Policy and Access & Benefit Sharing on an ongoing basis.