Protection and Management of Species, Habitats, Ecosystems and Landscapes

Dear Colleagues,

The ever-growing earth population and the subsequent overexploitation of natural resources (species, habitats, ecosystems, and landscapes) to provide space for human activities is leading to a bottleneck for sustainable environmental management and human well-being. Concern about environmental protection is set in high priority in developed societies; the recent Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), urges transformative changes that include consideration of technological, economic, and social factors to tackle both direct and indirect drivers of biodiversity loss. This Special Issue (SI) of Forests deals with the important role of protection and management practices for species, habitats, and landscapes, to (a) promote best practices from the local to the international level, (b) identify spatial and temporal knowledge gaps, (c) combine multidisciplinary aspects for sustainable management practices, (d) identify and interpret the role of stakeholders and socioeconomic parameters in the decision-making process, and (e) integrate the concept of ecosystem services into natural capital assessment, accounting, protection and management strategies. Finally, manuscripts which deal with land-use changes, restoration and cultural landscape identification, and maintenance are also welcome. Papers published in this SI will be important in helping to better understand the contemporary role of environmental science and its crucial contribution to decision and policymaking in order to protect and properly manage the natural capital.

Prof. Dr. Panayotis Dimopoulos
Dr. Ioannis P. Kokkoris
Guest Editors

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