The Dynamic Interaction between People and Forest Ecosystems

Dear Colleagues,

It is imperative to understand the interactions between people and forests with particular focus on how forests impact human health, wellness, and resilience. The ways in which people interact with forests are varied and have a differential impact on the socioecological systems in which humans are an integral piece. Also varied are the approaches in which human–forest interactions are studied across space and time. For this Special Issue, we are calling for papers that broadly characterize the interactions of people with forests. In particular, we are looking for papers that identify critical challenges in meeting human wellbeing, ecosystem function, and forest sustainability goals, as well as the meaningful points of variation that can help to predict change and improve management. These papers can arise from any discipline and take the form of experiments, observations, perspectives, and reviews. These papers should focus on the potential for improved forest management strategies and advancement in stakeholder engagement approaches. All papers should include important unanswered questions that can guide future research endeavors that seek to increase our understanding of forest management and public engagement with forest resources. An important goal for this Special Issue is to collectively drive a future research agenda focused on people and forests.

Dr. Rebecca Jordan
Dr. Amanda Sorensen
Guest Editors

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