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26 June 2025
Land Best Paper Award—Winners Announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Land 2023 Best Paper Award. All papers published from 1 January to 31 December 2023 in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation conducted by the Award Committee of the Editorial Board, based on the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, six winners were selected.

Article:

First Prize: CHF 500, an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2025 after peer review.

A Decision Support Tool for Green Infrastructure Planning in the Face of Rapid Urbanization
by Peta Brom, Kristine Engemann, Christina Breed, Maya Pasgaard, Titilope Onaolapo and Jens-Christian Svenning
Land 2023, 12(2), 415; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020415

Second Prize: CHF 300, an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2025 after peer review.

Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Urban Green Spaces: Testing a Model in the City of Padova (Italy)
by Paolo Semenzato and Lucia Bortolini
Land 2023, 12(2), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020476

Third Prize: An electronic certificate and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2025 after peer review.

Unraveling the European Agricultural Policy Sustainable Development Trajectory
by Yannis E. Doukas, Luca Salvati and Ioannis Vardopoulos
Land 2023, 12(9), 1749; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091749

Review:

First Prize: CHF 600, an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2025 after peer review.

How Can Plants Help Restore Degraded Tropical Soils?
by Renaud Massoukou Pamba, Vincent Poirier, Pamphile Nguema Ndoutoumou and Terence Epule Epule
Land 2023, 12(12), 2147; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12122147

Second Prize: CHF 400, an electronic certificate, and a chance to publish a paper (article/review) free of charge in Land in 2025 after peer review.

Land Use Planning and Green Environment Services: The Contribution of Trail Paths to Sustainable Development
by Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos
Land 2023, 12(5), 1041; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051041

Remote Sensing and Invasive Plants in Coastal Ecosystems: What We Know So Far and Future Prospects
by Priscila Villalobos Perna, Mirko Di Febbraro, Maria Laura Carranza, Flavio Marzialetti and Michele Innangi
Land 2023, 12(2), 341; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020341

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Land Best Paper Award. We would also like to thank all of our authors for their continued support of the journal and the Award Committee for voting and providing help with this award.

Land Editorial Office

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