Biodiversity in Forests: Management, Monitoring for Conservation

Dear Colleagues,

Biodiversity in forests is essential for environmental balance and the survival of countless species, including humans, and a comprehensive approach covering monitoring, management, and conservation is required to ensure its preservation.

Monitoring involves constant observation of forest biological diversity through various techniques, from systematic sampling to the use of advanced technology, which provides crucial data on the health and evolution of forest ecosystems over time.

Forest management focuses on the careful planning of human activities, such as selective logging or sustainable agriculture, to minimize negative impacts on biodiversity. A balance is sought between the economic exploitation of forest resources and the conservation of natural habitats.

Conservation, on the other hand, involves the active protection of forests and their biological diversity; achieved through the creation of protected areas, the restoration of degraded ecosystems, and the ex situ preservation of endangered species.

The monitoring, management, and conservation of forest biodiversity are essential to ensuring the health of forests, their ability to provide vital ecosystem services, and their value as a refuge for wildlife and a source of human wellbeing.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to analyze the challenges and solutions in the implementation of management strategies for forest conservation. Researchers from various disciplines, such as theoretical ecology, landscape management, policy, and sociology, are invited to contribute papers that address the topics raised in this Special Issue.

Dr. Víctor Rincón
Dr. Javier Velázquez Saornil
Guest Editors

Dr. Derya Gulcin
Guest Editor Assistant

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• biodiversity
• ecosystem services
• forest fires
• regeneration
• forest management
• climate change
• conservation
• connectivity
• land use