Sustainable Forest Technology and Resource Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Forestry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 772
Special Issue Editor
Interests: forest policy and environmental policy; forestry economics; environmental economics; forecasting market changes; research on wood trade chains; technical innovations in forestry; forest energy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The economic function and treatment of forests is evolving, and climate change is forcing the implementation of innovative forest management measures. We are beginning to witness the emergence of sustainable forest management. In the past, the goal of forest management was to produce as much timber as possible. Forest management has since been subordinated to the principles of liberalism and multifunctional forest management and is now oriented toward sustainable development.
The main goals of sustainable development have now been accepted by stakeholders. The methods for achieving such climate goals, however, have caused much discussion and public controversy. As a result of climate change, novel approaches to forest management have become necessary. In addition, the European climate crisis has highlighted the need to adjust the current prospects for sustainable resource use, stimulating changes in forest management, as well as in the sectors where production relies on wood. All these factors necessitate the application of new forest management methods under changing climate conditions, shifting social expectations, and macro- and microeconomic changes. Timber management in the Cascade Range has been improved according to current international policies.
A discussion based on the scientific results of sustainable forestry is needed. The exchange of information will have practical significance in helping to describe the principles of forest management at different levels of supply chain management.
Thus, the primary purpose of this Special Issue is to present the diverse perspectives on sustainable forest management based on the results of contemporary research under the conditions of social, economic, and natural changes in the world. The Special Issue is intended to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and views on sustainable forest management.
The topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Forest management following the implementation of the Green Deal;
- Impact of modern forest management on the forestry and timber industry;
- Methods of forecasting economic changes in forestry;
- Sustainable forest management;
- Impact of climate change on sustainable forest management;
- Impact of macroeconomic and microeconomic changes on forest management;
- Forest management in a closed loop;
- Forest management supporting biodiversity;
- Forest management and agroforestry in modern management.
Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Adamowicz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forest management
- forestry economics
- climate change
- sustainable development
- forest resource management
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