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Forestry Economy Sustainability and Ecosystem Governance

edited by Fanbin Kong and

Caiyao Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forestry economy and management; forest ecosystem governance; forest carbon trading; inclusive benefit-sharing; eco-compensation mechanism; community forestry and forest livelihoods; forest tenure reform; digital technologies and smart forestry governance; forest resilience and climate adaptation

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

Testing and Assessment of Wood and Wood Products

edited by

Aurel Lunguleasa

and

Marina Chavenetidou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody products; wood evaluation; testing; wood structure; wood properties; wood life cycle assessment; sustainability; composites; briquettes; and pellets

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

Soil–Microbe Interactions and Nutrient Transformation in Forests

edited by

Aurelia Onet

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 96 | 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 Management: Planning, Decision Making and Implementation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Rui Manuel de Sousa Fragoso

, Maria De Belém Costa Freitas and

António Manuel de Sousa Xavier

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; forest policy; decision support systems; ecosystem services; forest economics; ecosystem services; models; multiple criteria decision analysis

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

Spatial Data Science for Forest Mobility and Accessibility

edited by

Krzysztof Pokonieczny

and

Wojciech Dawid

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest mobility; accessibility modeling; spatial data science; remote sensing; terrain trafficability; GNNS navigation; autonomous systems

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

Urban Forests and Greening for Sustainable Cities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simona Aprile

and Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 73 | 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 169 | 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 701 | 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 18265 | 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 3746 | 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)

Genetic Diversity in Long-Lived Trees in the Decade of Environmental Restoration

edited by

Enéas Ricardo Konzen

, Marcos Vinicius Bohrer Monteiro Siqueira and Dulcineia De Carvalho

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: population genetic studies; molecular markers; SNP; microsatellite; landscape genetics; conservation genetics; forest restoration

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

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 2198 | 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 272 | 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 109 | 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)

Modeling of Forest Dynamics and Species Distribution

edited by Youngsang Kwon

submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2292 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest dynamics; species distribution; Climate change; ecological modeling; remote sensing; GIS; biodiversity; conservation; ecosystem services; land-use change

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

Effects of Climate Change on Tree-Ring Growth—2nd Edition

edited by

Qiang Li

Yafeng Wang

, Liang Shi and Xianliang Zhang

submission deadline 27 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2956 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree ring; dendroecology; stable isotopes; extreme climate events; drought; forest growth; climate changes; trees and shrubs

(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 3905 | 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 414 | 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 234 | 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)

LiDAR Remote Sensing for Forestry: 2nd Edition

edited by Zhenyang Hui, Penggen Cheng, Bo Liu and

Mark Vanderwel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud; forest inventory; filtering; biomass; quantitative structure model; forest dynamics; forest structure analysis; carbon cycle/sequestration; forest management

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

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

edited by

Róbert Németh

and

Mátyás Báder

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 102 | 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 95 | 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)

Forest Soil Properties and Microbial Characteristics: Seasonal and Stand-Specific Variations

edited by

Yang Yang

, Baorong Wang, Xuejuan Bai and

Jiaojiao Liao

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soil properties; microbial communities; seasonal dynamics; stand-specific variations; soil microbiome; biogeochemical cycling; forest ecosystem management; environmental drivers; soil– plant– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

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 156 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 779 | 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