Advances in Remote Sensing for Forest Resource Monitoring and Management

Dear Colleagues,

Forests are vital ecosystems that provide carbon storage, conserve biodiversity, regulate water, and offer socioeconomic benefits. However, they face increasing pressures from deforestation, climate change, and natural disturbances such as fires, storms, and pests. These challenges underscore the importance of accurate, consistent, and large-scale monitoring to inform sustainable management and policy development. Remote sensing has emerged as a key tool for forest observation, delivering spatially and temporally continuous data across local to global scales. Advances in satellite, airborne, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms—along with the use of multispectral, hyperspectral, LiDAR, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors—are enabling more detailed assessments of forest structure, composition, and dynamics. The integration of multi-source data with machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cloud-based platforms further enhances the capacity to detect change, estimate biomass, and evaluate forest health. This Special Issue, “Advances in Remote Sensing for Forest Resource Monitoring and Management”, compiles research highlighting novel algorithms, applications, and comprehensive reviews. Together, these contributions demonstrate how recent innovations are advancing the precision, scalability, and applicability of remote sensing for sustainable forest monitoring and management in a rapidly changing world.

Prof. Dr. Saygin Abdikan
Dr. Aliihsan Sekertekin
Guest Editors

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