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Urban Forests and Greening for Sustainable Cities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simona Aprile

and Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; parks; gardens; green roofs; green infrastructures; vegetal ground cover

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Spatial–Temporal Forest Dynamics Revealed Through Remote Sensing and GIS

edited by

Mihai Valentin Herbei

and Florin Sala

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial– temporal forest dynamics; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); forest monitoring; landscape change; disturbance detection; forest regeneration; LiDAR and UAV imagery; ecosystem resilience; land-use and land-cover change (lulcc); forest management; climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

New Insights into Wood Cutting and Wood Processing

edited by

Jarosław Górski

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 647 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood machining; woodworking; tool wear; tool condition; machinability; tooling materials; PVD/CVD coatings; cutting forces; machine learning; cutting quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)

Soundscape in Urban Forests—2nd Edition

edited by

Xin-Chen Hong

Jiang Liu

and

Guangyu Wang

submission deadline 21 Oct 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17797 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural soundscape; ecological pattern of soundscape; multi-sensory interaction; soundscape resource management; environmental behavior; environmental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Advanced Technology for Extraction, Processing and Testing of Forest Products

edited by Endre Magoss, Csilla Csiha and

Tibor László Alpár

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3630 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable resources; climate change; logging; additive manufacturing; fully recyclable wood-based products; building industry; wood-based packaging; green chemistry; testing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Forest Dynamics and Resilience: Monitoring, Assessment and Early Warning Under Global Change

edited by Rong Yu, Alison Donnelly,

Liang Liang

, Jingru Zhang, Shilong Ren, Shuai An, Weiguang Lang and

Yu Shen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2141 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest dynamics; resilience; global change; monitoring; early warning systems; remote sensing; disturbances; ecological modelling; adaptive management; socioecological systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Innovative Technologies in Wood Protection and Modification: Drying, Processing, and Functional Enhancement

edited by

Davor Kržišnik

Sauradipta Ganguly

and

Ahmet Can

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood protection; climate resilient wood; sustainable materials; wood modification; advanced drying technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Forest Management: Silvicultural Practices and Management Strategies

edited by

Jakub Černý

and

Zdeněk Vacek

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resilience; adaptive forest management; thinning; forest regeneration; forest structure; mixed stands; forest productivity; carbon sequestration; drought stress; forest biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and Microbial Roles in Biogeochemical Cycles in Forestry

edited by Zhiyang Lie, Xuli Tang and Tongtong Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3755 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeochemical cycle; carbon sequestration; nitrogen cycle; phosphorus cycle; sulfur cycle; microbial processes; forest ecosystems; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Genetic Innovation and Breeding in Ornamental Plants

edited by Lulu Li,

Ping Li

Adriana F. Sestras

and Yiqian Ju

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; high-throughput sequencing; regulatory mechanisms; genes; transcription factors; epigenetic regulation; origins and evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)

The Functional Anatomy of Tree Xylem: From Cell Structure to Ecological Roles

edited by Mirela Tulik

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: autophagy; cell wall; conductive elements; dendroecology; heartwood; hormonal and environmental regulation; sapwood; xylem sap; xylem traits; trees' xylogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)

Variability in Wood Properties: Growth Conditions, Species and Anatomical Adaptations

edited by

Róbert Németh

and

Mátyás Báder

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood property variability; anatomical adaptations; growth condition effects; species diversification; material performance variability; sustainable wood production; wood formation processes; climate adaptation strategies; physical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Sustainable High-Performance Wood–Bamboo/Inorganic Composites: Design, Function and Life-Cycle Calculation

edited by

Haiyang Zhang

and Hai Luo

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood composites; bamboo utilization; functional surface; water resistance; carbon footprint; hierarchical structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Precision Forestry in the Digital Age: AI-Driven Monitoring and Management of Economic Plantations

edited by

Kai Zhou

and

Xin Shen

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision forestry; Artificial Intelligence (AI); remote sensing; smart sensors; economic plantations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Strategic Forest-Based Sector Planning and Management in the Era of Bioeconomy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nikolay Neykov

and Mariana Sedliačiková

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioeconomy; sustainable forest management; strategic forest sector planning; data envelopment analysis; forest policy; technological innovations; forest biomass value chain; forest governance; rural economic development (forest bioeconomy-driven)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Advanced Research in Lauraceae Plants: From Foundations to Applications

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: exploitation and utilization; genetic breeding; Lauraceae; physiological response; secondary metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

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