The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Forests (IECF2022), 15–31 October 2022—Open for Submission

It is a pleasure to announce the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Forests (IECF2022)—Exploring New Discoveries and New Directions in Forests. The conference has been organized by the MDPI open-access journal Forests (impact factor 2.634) and will be held online from 15 to 31 October 2022.

The conference will provide an opportunity to share new ideas, technologies, and innovations in the broad area of forest sciences with the global community of scientists in the field of forestry.

Forests are crucial for the health of our planet, as also highlighted in the recent COP26 meeting, and all stakeholders, beginning with forest scientists, must focus their attention on the overall sustainability of the forestry sector. Alongside timber production, forests provide several fundamental ecosystem services, such as biodiversity conservation, soil protection, recreation, landscape, food supply, and carbon stocking, without forgetting the value in terms of aesthetics, education, spiritualism, art, and identity that forests possess. It is up to us to manage forests in the best possible way, allowing them to continue to carry out all of these crucial roles. The global pandemic has further increased, if possible, the importance of forests, highlighting their relevance to human health.

Taking into account the abovementioned factors, the role of forest research is fundamental, and only through sharing knowledge and competence among the different sectors of forest science will it be possible to achieve the ambitious but crucial goal of Sustainable Forest Management.

Therefore, we invite you to join us with your work and be part of this exciting experience.

The topics of the conference include:

1. Forest Ecology and Management;
2. Forest Ecophysiology and Genetics;
3. Wood Science, Production Chains, Fuelwood and Trade;
4. Forest Operations and Engineering;
5. Forest and Urban Forest Sustainability;
6. Forest Inventory, Quantitative Methods and Remote Sensing;
7. Forest Wildfires and Other Natural Hazards;
8. Forest Economics, Policy and Social Science;
9. Forest Climate Regulation.

For the IECF2022, participation and attendance are FREE of charge. Hopefully, this means it will be an inclusive and sustainable conference due to the lack of taxes, travel costs, or other related expenditures. All you need is a computer and access to the Internet. This online event will bring together researchers from all over the world. However, this conference represents a commitment to a “physical” meeting, which we hope will be held in the very near future.

We warmly invite our colleagues from across the world to actively take part in this important and inspiring event by presenting their latest work.

Event Awards

To acknowledge the support of the conference’s esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Paper Award and the Best Poster Award.

The winners will receive the following:

• 350 Swiss francs;
• A certificate;
• Opportunities to publish one paper in Forests with a 50% discount before 31 December 2023.

For more information on IECF, please visit the conference website (https://sciforum.net/event/IECF2022) or contact us by email (iecf2022@mdpi.com).