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Sustainable Forestry and Wood Technology and Management

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Forestry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 8144

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Andrea Sujová

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Guest Editor
1. Department of Forestry and Wood Economics and Policy, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic;
2. Department of Economics, Management and Business, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovak Republic
Interests: economics and management of the forest-based sector; process management; change and innovation management; sustainable development

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The EU has almost 182 million hectares of forest land, covering 43% of its land area. European forests offer a wide range of benefits for the environment, society, and the economy. A sustainable forestry and utilization of natural resources is the basis for a sustainable bioeconomy. Sustainable forestry means caring for and managing forests to provide natural resources in balance with the environment and society. To care for and manage a forest in a sustainable way, it is necessary to use responsible management practices to protect the health and longevity of a forest while still profiting from the production and sale of timber and other forest products. Wood as a renewable natural resource is a sustainable resource and can contribute to the development of the circular economy and bioeconomy. Wood offers opportunities for producing energy, biobased materials, and products for construction and furnishing. When talking about wood sustainability, there are two main aspects that need to be considered: life cycle assessment and supply chains of timber products.

This Special Issue of Sustainability will focus on approaches, methods, good practices, and challenges concerning sustainability in forestry and wood processing. This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality research papers in the field of sustainable forest-based sectors from the ecological, social, technological, economic, and management points of view.

Dr. Andrea Sujová
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • sustainable development goals
  • forest governance, science, and policy
  • forest certification
  • sustainable forestry
  • wood science and technology
  • wood processing and management
  • wood products development
  • life cycle assessment
  • supply chains of timber products

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Wood from Forest Residues: Technological Properties and Potential Uses of Branches of Three Species from Brazilian Amazon
by Letícia da Silva Moreira, Fernando Wallase Carvalho Andrade, Bruno Monteiro Balboni and Victor Hugo Pereira Moutinho
Sustainability 2022, 14(18), 11176; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811176 - 7 Sep 2022
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Branch wood presents potential volumetry that may have several applications, and its use may improve forest management efficiency in the Amazon. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the properties of branch wood when compared to the stem or what its potential [...] Read more.
Branch wood presents potential volumetry that may have several applications, and its use may improve forest management efficiency in the Amazon. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the properties of branch wood when compared to the stem or what its potential applications might be, considering the possible variability of wood formation in branches. This study aimed to characterize physically and mechanically the branch wood of Dipteryx odorata, Hymenolobium petraeum and Hymenaea courbaril and to compare them with their respective stems. No significant statistical differences were observed for the basic density between the branch and stem woods. The branch wood of Dipteryx odorata and Hymenaea courbaril showed a lower coefficient of anisotropy (1.23 and 1.99, respectively) than the stem wood (1.62 and 2.49, respectively). D. odorata showed similar mechanical properties between the branch and stem, except for hardness, while H. petraeum and H. courbaril branch wood showed lower strengths when compared to the stem wood for all mechanical tests, except for the shear strength test. Branch wood has similar potential uses to stem wood and can be used for non-structural purposes such as small artifacts, decorative items, furniture, tools and panels composed of short, glued pieces. Full article
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Residual Stand Damage under Different Harvesting Methods and Mitigation Strategies
by Anil Raj Kizha, Evan Nahor, Noah Coogen, Libin T. Louis and Alex K. George
Sustainability 2021, 13(14), 7641; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147641 - 8 Jul 2021
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A major component of sustainable forest management are the stands left behind after the logging operation. Large mechanized harvesting equipment involved in current forest management can inflict damage on residual trees; and can pose a risk of mortality from diseases, natural calamities, and/or [...] Read more.
A major component of sustainable forest management are the stands left behind after the logging operation. Large mechanized harvesting equipment involved in current forest management can inflict damage on residual trees; and can pose a risk of mortality from diseases, natural calamities, and/or degrade future economic value. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the residual stand damage under different harvesting methods and silvicultural prescriptions i.e., crop tree release (CTR), diameter limit cut (DLC), and overstory removal (OSR). The second objective was to evaluate the intensity and frequency of damage occurring on the bole, canopy, and root at tree and stand level. The third objective was to document strategies adopted globally to minimize stand damage due to timber harvesting. Five harvest blocks implementing three silvicultural prescriptions, were selected as the treatments across two different industrial timberlands in central and northern Maine (Study Site (SS) I and II, respectively). A hybrid cut-to-length (Hyb CTL) and whole-tree (WT) harvesting method were employed for conducting the harvest in SS I and II, respectively. Systematic transect sampling was employed to collect information on type, frequency, and intensity of damages. The inventory captured 41 and 8 damaged trees per hectare with 62 and 22 damages per hectare from SS I and SS II respectively. Bole damage was the most frequent damage across all treatments. The Hyb CTL had lower damage density (damage per ha) and severity compared to WT. The average number of trees damaged per ha was higher for CTR prescriptions compared to DLC. There were no significant differences in the height of the damages from the ground level between treatments within each study site; however, there was a significant difference between the study sites. Species damaged was directly related to the residual trees left behind and was dominated by American beech, yellow birch, sugar maple, and eastern hemlock. Finally, the study provides strategies that can be adopted at different forest managerial phases to mitigate residual stand damage. Full article
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Sustainable Production Management Model for Small and Medium Enterprises in Some South-Central EU Countries
by Denis Jelačić, Andreja Pirc Barčić, Leon Oblak, Darko Motik, Petra Grošelj and Matej Jošt
Sustainability 2021, 13(11), 6220; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116220 - 31 May 2021
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are main generators of employment and economic development in European Union. In Croatia and Slovenia, SMEs in wood processing (C16) and furniture manufacturing (C31) also play an important role in social cohesion and development of rural areas. The [...] Read more.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are main generators of employment and economic development in European Union. In Croatia and Slovenia, SMEs in wood processing (C16) and furniture manufacturing (C31) also play an important role in social cohesion and development of rural areas. The aim of this research was to investigate the current situation in SMEs in wood processing and furniture manufacturing regarding driving parameters of business and production management system in the time of a disturbed market situation caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Two different questionnaires in an e-mail survey were used to collect data for this research from companies and from experts in the field of management, production and marketing. Various statistical tests were used using seven driving parameters on data collected from 212 SMEs. Also, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used on the data collected from 20 experts. Results showed that companies in the time of pandemic crisis and during the time of major disturbances in supply chain pay the most attention to their production program and quality of their products, and then to marketing activities and situation on the market. According to the results presented in this research, the management model can help SMEs managers, micro and small enterprises in particular, to improve their decision-making process, make the necessary innovations easier and faster, and maintain the sustainable business and production management system of their companies. Full article
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