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Forests publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Exploring Biodiversity and Its Relationship with Forests
edited by Rafał Gosik
submission deadline 24 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest biodiversity; biodiversity; invasive species; invertebrate groups; forest entomology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Advances in Pine Wilt Disease—2nd Edition
edited by , Magdalena Kacprzyk and Hyerim Han
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; Monochamus pine sawyers; biotic and abiotic interactions; conifer forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Supply, Trade and Consumption of Forest Products submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer attitude; consumer behavior; consumer preferences; EU deforestation regulation; forest certification; market; market-based instruments; non-wood forest products; supply chain; timber; value chain; wood-based products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
The Effects of Disturbance on Forest Soils submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem predispositions; forest restoration dynamics; forest damage monitoring; dead wood; hillwash development; soil evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
The Sustainable Use of Forests in Tourism and Recreation: 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial planning; ecosystem services; conservation forests; recreation and leisure; forest plant communities; spatial forest management; active tourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Advanced Numerical and Experimental Methods for Timber Structures
edited by Sabina Huč, Martina Sciomenta and Aleš Straže
submission deadline 29 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3326 | Submission Open
Keywords: connections; experimental methods; finite element modeling; fracture mechanics; machine learning; moisture transport; timber structures; time- and moisture-dependent creep
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Heavy Metal and Rare-Earth Element Stocks and Concentrations in Forests
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open
Keywords: remediation techniques; soil– plant interactions; rare-earth elements; phytoremediation; temporal trends; metal recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Advancing Forest Ecosystem Sustainability: Integrating Plant Physiology, Microbial Ecology, and Spatial Technologies
edited by and Xuechen Yang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10712 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest plant physiology; soil microbial ecology; GIS applications; nutrient cycling; biodiversity; ecosystem modeling; stress physiology; climate change adaptation; spatial analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Climate and Land-Use Change Effects on the Biogeography of Woody Plant Species and Biodiversity Conservation submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6127 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity patterns; conservation biology and prioritization; ecosystems services; ethnobotany; extinction risk; genetic; taxonomic; phylogenetic; and functional diversity; plant– pollinator networks; phylogeography; physiology; species distribution modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding in Response to Different Threats: 2nd Edition
edited by , , and Hanzeng Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5829 | Submission Open
Keywords: trees; genetics and breeding; heat stress; cold stress; salt stress; metal stress; abiotic and biotic stresses; environmental adaptation; gene regulation; genetic engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Drought Impacts on Wood Anatomy and Tree Growth submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5425 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; drought; extreme drought events; tree growth; wood anatomy; dendrometer; sap flow; micro-coring; ecophysiology; dendroecology; ecohydrology; drought resistance and resilience; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Carbon Dynamics of Forest Soils Under Climate Change
edited by and Zheng Hong Tan
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4350 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil respiration; climate change; forest management; drought; warming; temperature sensitivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Advances in Remote Sensing for Forest Resource Monitoring and Management submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3931 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest management; forest parameter extraction; tree identification; deep learning; machine learning; forest fire; carbon and biomass mapping; LiDAR altimetry; SAR imagery; optical imagery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Dendrochemistry: Tools for Evaluating Variations in Past and Present Forest Environments (2nd Edition)
edited by Paul R Sheppard
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3797 | Submission Open
Keywords: dendrochemistry; environmental chemistry monitoring; dendrochronology; point source contamination; non-point source pollution; inorganic elements; element translocation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Functions of Biochar in Carbon Emission and Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3745 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; carbon cycle; carbon sequestration; plant growth; soil microbes; soil nutrients; forest primary production; soil organic matter; litter decomposition; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Spatial Information for Forest Biomass and Carbon Stock Estimation: New Technologies and Approaches submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3389 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest biomass; carbon stock; remote sensing; biodiversity; climate change; sustainable forest management; carbon monitoring; REDD+
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Post-Fire Recovery and Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems
edited by Emiliya Velizarova
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3170 | Submission Open
Keywords: burn severity; soil erosion; ash deposition; hydrological impact; carbon sequestration; resilience and vegetation regrowth; reforestation; succession and biodiversity recovery; biodiversity recovery of snag forests; remote sensing; long-term monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Innovative Techniques for Monitoring and Managing Invasive Forest Pests and Pathogens
edited by Sarah Facey
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open
Keywords: pest monitoring; surveillance; pest detection; invasive species; pest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Water Use Efficiency of Forest Trees
edited by and Rafael A. Rubilar
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2223 | Submission Open
Keywords: water use efficiency; adaptations to drought; climate change; aridization; carbon isotope discrimination; plant water productivity; water balance; productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Ecological Monitoring and Forest Fire Prevention
edited by , Yili Zheng and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2057 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest fire prevention; remote sensing; early-warning systems; fuel management; machine learning models; climate change adaptation; bio-diversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Tropical Forest Ecology Monitoring—New Techniques and Future Implications
edited by Milton Marques Fernandes, and Márcia Rodrigues de Moura Fernandes
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1944 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; remotely operated vehicles; tropical forests; species diversity; forest structure; forest restoration; climate change; artificial intelligence; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Advances in Fungal Diseases in Forests
edited by and Ivaylo N. Tsvetkov
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open
Keywords: alien fungi; oomycetes; emerging diseases in forest ecosystems; molecular tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Energy Conversion and High-Value Utilization of Agroforestry Biomass
edited by , and Daniele Rocco
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open
Keywords: residual biomass; combustion; pyrolysis; gasification; environmental impact; bioenergy; waste; circular economy; smart materials; biobased materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Tree Growth: Insights from Studies in Soil Nutrients submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest productivity; soil– plant interactions; forest ecology; tree nutrition; fertilization; forest soils; biomass production; root development; tree physiology; soil nutrient availability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Efficiency of Wood Harvesting Systems
edited by , and Alex Kunnathu George
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open
Keywords: timber harvesting; forest economics; advanced wood products; forest carbon and inventory; advancements in forest management; climate-smart forestry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)
Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity in Tree Species
edited by Chiara Catalano and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest tree biodiversity; genetic variability; phenotypic trait characterization; future perspectives for tree system sustainability; biodiversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Soil–Plant–Microbe Interactions in Forest Ecosystems
edited by , , and Yuhong Dong
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystems; soil– plant– microbe interactions; rhizosphere processes; microbial communities; nutrient cycling; mycorrhizal associations; carbon cycling; ecosystem functioning; climate change adaptation; biogeochemical cycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Urban Forests and Diversified Landscape Planning: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Tiemao Shi and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban landscape ecology; nature-based solutions; healthy landscape planning; ecological function; urban forest design and planning; human health and well-being; green infrastructure; urban planning; landscape architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Integrating AI and Spatial Technologies for Forest Plant Inventories and Evolutionary Research in Biodiversity Hotspots to Support SDGs
edited by Heba Bedair, and Tawanda W. Gara
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest biodiversity; plant inventory; molecular taxonomy; remote sensing; artificial intelligence accuracy assessment; disturbance dynamics; phylogenetics; habitat fragmentation; climate adaptation; sustainable development goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Forest Soil Health and Quality Monitoring
edited by Raluca Elena Enescu and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil properties; carbon sequestration; microbial community; soil monitoring; soil quality; soil health; soil restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances as Drivers of Forest Ecosystem Change: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystem; natural disturbance; anthropogenic disturbance; insect outbreaks; insect– host relationships; entomology; forest disease outbreak; pathogen– disease interactions; biological invasion; invasive species; forest fire; wildfire; post-fire; drought; extreme temperature; climate change; logging; deforestation; forest resilience; imperviousness disturbance; forest disturbance under road construction; forest disturbance under urbanization; forest conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Impacts of Extreme Climate Events on Forests—the Second Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical cyclones; freezing rain; snowstorm; prolonged drought and high temperature; tree physiology; plant functional trait; forest biodiversity; carbon and nutrient cycling; ecosystem stability; new concepts or theories
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Ethnobotany of Woody Species: Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, and Contemporary Applications
edited by Marija S. Marković, and Vesna Stankov Jovanović
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: woody species; forest ethnobotany; forest medicinal plants; forest ethnopharmacology; forest biodiversity; sustainable forestry; forest biodiversity conservation; forest cultural heritage; local forest ecological knowledge; non-timber forest products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Restoring Forest Resilience: Drivers and Processes of Tree Regeneration submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest restoration; tree regeneration; forest resilience; carbon sequestration; ecosystem restoration; nature-based solutions; adaptive forest management; biodiversity recovery; forest governance; private forest ownership
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Living with Forest Fire: Fire Ecology, Regimes and Management submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfires; fire regimes; fire ecology; integrated fire management; traditional fire knowledges; fire mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Effect of Climate Change on the Growth and Distribution of Tree Species in Mediterranean Forests submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree growth; climate change; Mediterranean basin; forest management; bioclimatic variables
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Advances in Wood Protection and Modification: Sustainable Technologies and Applications
edited by Mohamed Jebrane
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood modification; bio-based treatments; nanotechnology; smart coatings; thermal modification; enzymatic processes; hybrid treatments; sustainability; industrial applications; surface functionalization; durability enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Multi-Sensor Data and Time-Series Analysis: Advancing Mapping and Climate Impact Assessment in Forest and Grassland submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-sensor data fusion; time-series analysis; forest and grassland mapping; climate impact assessment; remote sensing (optical/SAR/LiDAR/UAV); machine learning/AI; vegetation phenology; ecosystem productivity; climate resilience; carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Urban Microclimates: Monitoring, Mitigation and Adaptation submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilient city; climate change; urban planning and sustainability; passive cooling design; urban heat islands and heat waves; urban microclimates and vulnerability; microclimates and social equity; forest parks; mitigation and resilience; green/blue strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Learning from Forest Fires: Towards a Blueprint for Wildfire Management submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfire management; community resilience; fire behavior; environmental recovery and restoration; firefighting safety; forest fire lessons
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Preservation and Durability of Wood and Wood Products submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood protection; bio-based composites protection; durability; biodeterioration; fire; biocides; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Advances in Precision Forestry: The Efficacy of Multisource Optical and LiDAR Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision forestry; LiDAR; spaceborne; airborne; and terrestrial sensors; remote sensing; forest monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Phytophthora Diversity and Impact in Alpine Forests
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging diseases; diversity; oomycetes; mountain areas; new outbreaks; forest decline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Response of Plants to Drought in Forests
edited by Qian He, , Juanjuan Liu and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydraulic failure; drought stress; water conservation; leaf wilting; ecosystem impact; forest management; heat stress; soil moisture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
The Role of Soil Fauna and Microbial Communities in Forests
edited by Beata Klimek
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil bacteria; soil fungi; biological diversity; soil decomposition rate; soil C stock
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Resilience to Extreme Climatic Events submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open
Keywords: resistance; resilience; tree decline; tree growth; radial growth; forest dynamics; drought; heatwave; spring frost; late frost
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation in Forest submission deadline 14 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5216 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest biodiversity; forest management; species conservation; species diversity; habitat conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Plant Invasions in Forest Ecosystems: Understanding Arrival, Expansion and Management: 2nd Edition
edited by Jun Liu and Zacchaeus Compson
submission deadline 14 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant invasions; alien species; forest ecosystems; arrival mechanisms; expansion pathways; management strategies; ecological restoration; biological invasion; climate change; insect pests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Biodiversity Patterns and Ecosystem Functions in Forests
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4689 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest biodiversity; ecosystem function; functional diversity; carbon sequestration; forest dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Wildfire Behavior and the Effects of Climate Change in Forests submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2479 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest fires; wildfire behavior; climate change; extreme wildfires; wildfire modeling; wildfire management; forest management; forest and fire technologies; forest landscape and fire data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
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