20 March 2026
International Day of Forests—“Forests and Economies”, 21 March 2026
In March 2012, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the 21 March as the International Day of Forests, urging countries, international organizations, and the citizen sector to celebrate the value of all types of forests and raise global awareness of their irreplaceable ecological and economic significance. “Forests and Economies” is the theme for the International Day of Forests 2026, which highlights the pivotal role of forests in driving sustainable economic prosperity across the globe.
The International Day of Forests 2026 spotlights how forests underpin not only income and employment from renewable forest product production and trade but also sustain family and community agriculture, boost agricultural productivity, and safeguard healthy watersheds, all while offering nature-based solutions for a sustainable bioeconomy and mitigating climate change impacts. This year’s campaign advocates for the sustainable management of forests, uniting governments, researchers, forestry practitioners, and the public to unlock the dual ecological and economic value of forests for present and future generations together.
We hope that established MDPI journals in the field of Environmental & Earth Science will provide a valuable platform for the exchange of innovative ideas regarding sustainable forest management, forest-based climate change mitigation, and the development of forest-driven green economies.
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Invited Speakers:
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| Dr. Himlal Baral, Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), Indonesia |
Dr. Natasha Ribeiro, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique |
Free to register for this webinar here!
“Water Surface Loss and Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Biome by Farming Expansion and Weak Legislation”
by Anderson Targino da Silva Ferreira, Maria Carolina Hernandez Ribeiro, Regina Célia de Oliveira, Maurício Lamano Ferreira and Cassiano Gustavo Messias
Earth 2025, 6(3), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/earth6030108
“Valorization of Forest Biomass Through Biochar for Static Floating Applications in Agricultural Uses”
by Óscar González-Prieto, Luis Ortiz Torres and María Esther Costas Costas
Biomass 2025, 5(3), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomass5030044
“Applications of Machine Learning Methods in Sustainable Forest Management”
by Rogério Pinto Espíndola, Mayara Moledo Picanço, Lucio Pereira de Andrade and Nelson Francisco Favilla Ebecken
Climate 2025, 13(8), 159; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13080159
“Trends and Applications of Principal Component Analysis in Forestry Research: A Literature and Bibliometric Review”
by Gabriel Murariu, Lucian Dinca and Dan Munteanu
Forests 2025, 16(7), 1155; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16071155
“Landscape Ecological Integrity Assessment to Improve Protected Area Management of Forest Ecosystem”
by Mingquan Yu and Yizhen Liu
Ecologies 2025, 6(2), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies6020038
“Perception from a Public Survey of the Social–Ecological Effects of Wildfires in the Chiquitania Region of Bolivia”
by Oswaldo Maillard, Patricia Herrera, Nicolas Mielich and Claudia Venegas
Earth 2025, 6(2), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/earth6020032
“Advancements in Artificial Intelligence Applications for Forest Fire Prediction”
by Hui Liu, Lifu Shu, Xiaodong Liu, Pengle Cheng, Mingyu Wang and Ying Huan
Forests 2025, 16(4), 704; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16040704
“Harnessing Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Sustainable Forestry Management and Conservation: Transformative Potential and Future Perspectives”
by Taojing Wang, Yinyue Zuo, Teja Manda, Delight Hwarari and Liming Yang
Plants 2025, 14(7), 998; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14070998
“Forest Soil Microbiomes: A Review of Key Research from 2003 to 2023”
by Aurelia Onet, Paola Grenni, Cristian Onet, Vlad Stoian and Vlad Crisan
Forests 2025, 16(1), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010148
“Forest Attribute Dynamics in Secondary Forests: Insights for Advancing Ecological Restoration and Transformative Territorial Management in the Amazon”
by Carlos H. Rodríguez-León, Armando Sterling, Amelia Trujillo-Briñez, Yerson D. Suárez-Córdoba and Lilia L. Roa-Fuentes
Diversity 2025, 17(1), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/d17010039
“Forest Loss Drivers and Landscape Pressures in a Northern Moroccan Protected Areas’ Network: Introducing a Novel Approach for Conservation Effectiveness Assessment”
by Hamid Boubekraoui, Zineb Attar, Yazid Maouni, Abdelilah Ghallab, Rabah Saidi and Abdelfettah Maouni
Conservation 2024, 4(3), 452-485; https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation4030029
“Remote Sensing Technologies for Monitoring Argane Forest Stands: A Comprehensive Review”
by Mohamed Mouafik, Abdelghani Chakhchar, Mounir Fouad and Ahmed El Aboudi
Geographies 2024, 4(3), 441-461; https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies4030024
“High-Resolution Canopy Height Mapping: Integrating NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) with Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data”
by Cesar Alvites, Hannah O’Sullivan, Saverio Francini, Marco Marchetti, Giovanni Santopuoli, Gherardo Chirici, Bruno Lasserre, Michela Marignani and Erika Bazzato
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(7), 1281; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16071281
“Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Storage in Mangrove Forests in Southeastern Mexico”
by Carlos Roberto Ávila-Acosta, Marivel Domínguez-Domínguez, César Jesús Vázquez-Navarrete, Rocío Guadalupe Acosta-Pech and Pablo Martínez-Zurimendi
Resources 2024, 13(3), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/resources13030041
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“Silvicultural Practices for Forest Health, Function, and Resilience” |
“Forestry Economy Sustainability and Ecosystem Governance” |
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“Microhabitat Diversity and Beetle Conservation in Managed Forests” |
“Strategic Forest-Based Sector Planning and Management in the Era of Bioeconomy, 2nd Edition” |
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