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The Sustainable Use of Forests in Tourism and Recreation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wojciech Zgłobicki

and

Bogusława Baran-Zgłobicka

submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 29 | 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)

Heavy Metal and Rare-Earth Element Stocks and Concentrations in Forests

edited by

Muhammad Mohsin

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 243 | 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)

The Role of Soil Fauna and Microbial Communities in Forests

edited by Beata Klimek

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 54 | 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)

Forests as Nature-Based Solutions: Ecosystem Services, Multiple Benefits, and Trade-Offs—2nd Edition

edited by

Anže Japelj

and

Silvija Krajter Ostoić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; forest ecosystem services; forest owners; trade-offs among ES; policy uptake of NBS; sustainable management; environmental equality; socio-ecological systems

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

Forestry 3D Sensing: Multi-Platform LiDAR Techniques, Canopy Modeling, and Growth Dynamics

edited by Shangshu Cai, Jie Shao and

Hui Shao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest 3D LiDAR sensing; forest structure; detection; LiDAR point cloud segmentation in forest; canopy characteristics; forest growth dynamics monitoring; multi-platform LiDAR system; UAV; forest inventory

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

Soil-Microbe Interactions and Nutrient Transformation in Forests

edited by

Aurelia Onet

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil– microbe interactions; forest soil microbiome; nutrient cycling; microbial ecology; rizosphere dynamics; forest ecosystems; soil microbial communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Biometrics, Inventory, and Modelling of Growth and Yield: 2nd Edition

edited by Antonio Carlos Ferraz Filho, Emanuel José Gomes De Araújo,

Chris Cieszewski

and

Andressa Ribeiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: mensuration; growth dynamics; forest management; forest inventory; data collection; remote sensing; silviculture; statistical methods; resource assessment

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

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 1859 | 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)

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 15 | 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 | Viewed by 15 | 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)

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