Forest Conservation

Aim

The Forest Conservation Section aims to advance scientific understanding and practical solutions for the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of forest ecosystems worldwide. It focuses on preserving biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem services, mitigating deforestation and degradation, addressing the impacts of climate change, and integrating socio-economic dimensions to foster resilient forests and human wellbeing.

Scope

• Forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning;
• Drivers and patterns of deforestation and forest degradation;
• Forest restoration, reforestation, and afforestation strategies;
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation in forest systems;
• Forest carbon dynamics and carbon stock assessment;
• Protected areas, connectivity, and landscape‑scale conservation;
• Sustainable forest management and certification schemes;
• Forest governance, policies, and land‑use planning;
• Community‑based and participatory forest conservation;
• Invasive species, pests, diseases, and fire ecology in forests;
• Remote sensing and geospatial tools for forest monitoring;
• Economic valuation of forest ecosystem services and green economy approaches.