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Sustainable Forestry for a Sustainable Future

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 October 2024 | Viewed by 2563

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Ronald C. Estoque

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Center for Biodiversity and Climate Change, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Tsukuba 305-8687, Ibaraki, Japan
Interests: sustainability science; land change science; forest transition theory; forest monitoring; sustainable forest management; ecosystem services; climate change; GIScience and remote sensing
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable forestry plays a pivotal role in shaping a resilient and ecologically balanced future. At its core, sustainable forestry involves the careful management of forests to ensure that their resources are utilized in a manner that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This practice encompasses various strategies, such as responsible harvesting, reforestation efforts, and the preservation of biodiversity within forest ecosystems. By prioritizing the long-term health of forests, sustainable forestry contributes significantly to mitigating climate change, protecting essential ecosystems, and fostering environmental stability.

One key aspect of sustainable forestry is the emphasis on responsible harvesting practices. This involves carefully planned and monitored timber extraction to prevent over-exploitation and habitat destruction. Through initiatives such as selective logging and reduced-impact logging, the industry aims to minimize its ecological footprint while meeting the global demand for wood and paper products. Additionally, sustainable forestry practices often involve the promotion of agroforestry, integrating tree cultivation with agriculture to enhance overall land productivity while preserving forested areas.

Furthermore, sustainable forestry contributes to the broader goals of conservation and biodiversity. Forests are complex ecosystems that support a vast array of plant and animal species. By adopting sustainable forestry practices, we can safeguard these ecosystems, providing habitats for diverse flora and fauna. Conservation efforts within sustainable forestry also extend beyond the forest boundaries, engaging local communities in the management and protection of their natural resources. This holistic approach not only ensures the sustainability of forest ecosystems but also supports the livelihoods of communities dependent on these resources, creating a balanced and enduring model for our shared future.

This Special Issue aims to bring together novel contributions on this topic (Sustainable Forestry for a Sustainable Future), which is both timely and pertinent in an era of intensifying climate change.

Specific topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: sustainable forest management, sustainable harvesting, SDGs, forest certification, community engagement, biodiversity, climate change, ecosystem services, forest conservation, forest restoration, deforestation, forest degradation, tree canopy cover, forest monitoring, future scenarios, and GIScience and remote sensing.

Contributions can be in the form of a research article, review, or perspective. 

I look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.

Dr. Ronald C. Estoque
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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 forest management
  • sustainable harvesting
  • SDGs
  • forest certification
  • community engagement
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • ecosystem services
  • forest conservation
  • forest restoration
  • deforestation
  • forest degradation
  • tree canopy cover
  • forest monitoring
  • GIS
  • remote sensing

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Adaptive Silviculture and Climate Change—A Forced Marriage of the 21st Century?
by Janusz Szmyt and Monika Dering
Sustainability 2024, 16(7), 2703; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072703 - 25 Mar 2024
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Climatic changes significantly impact forest ecosystems, inevitably affecting forestry and forest-related industry. Considering that most forests are actively managed, there is a need to define the future risks and set a strategy for forestry and silviculture in a changing world. This review provides [...] Read more.
Climatic changes significantly impact forest ecosystems, inevitably affecting forestry and forest-related industry. Considering that most forests are actively managed, there is a need to define the future risks and set a strategy for forestry and silviculture in a changing world. This review provides insight into the new challenges and opportunities forest management and silviculture face in the coming decades. There is sound recognition of risk factors expected from climate change, yet great uncertainty exists in the predictions of the response of forests to new conditions. Additionally, the stakeholders’ interests in the goods and services offered by forests are changing, and this also needs to be taken into account in future forest management. Undoubtedly, the goal of future forestry and silviculture in the 21st century will be primarily to ensure the continuity and sustainability of the forest. Sustainable use of goods and ecosystem services from forests will be directly related to the continuity and sustainability of the forest in the future. Adaptive forest management aims to promote the adaptive capacity of forests to new conditions resulting from climate change. If adaptation efforts are effective, adaptive forest management should be a kind of risk management. There is no one-fits-all strategy for adaptation to uncertain future conditions. Silviculture in the 21st century is expected to be more conducive to adapting forests to changes. Operational silvicultural activities should focus on ensuring the resilience and adaptation of forests to future environmental conditions. Modern silviculture offers activities that fall within the scope of contemporary close-to-nature silviculture practices. However, some of the currently applied practices will require review and modification to be applicable under new conditions. This review also identifies the need to fill knowledge gaps in order to develop more effective and flexible adaptation strategies to foster sustainable forest development and, thus, sustainable forestry. Full article
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Roles of Bryophytes in Forest Sustainability—Positive or Negative?
by Janice M. Glime
Sustainability 2024, 16(6), 2359; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16062359 - 13 Mar 2024
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Bryophytes were traditionally ignored in most studies of forest ecosystem processes, or they were included with litter or soil. In the last few decades we have begun to understand their many roles that permit them to be ecosystem engineers. This review serves to [...] Read more.
Bryophytes were traditionally ignored in most studies of forest ecosystem processes, or they were included with litter or soil. In the last few decades we have begun to understand their many roles that permit them to be ecosystem engineers. This review serves to pull together many scattered sources into a single source on the many contributions bryophytes can perform as ecosystem engineers and to support what several authors have already stressed: that bryophytes should not be treated as a single functional group. It puts bryophytes in perspective in terms of richness and biomass, then explores their roles as ecosystem engineers; that is, their roles in altering diversity, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestering, water retention, erosion depression, temperature modification, fire protection, fire and logging recovery, interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, effects on seed germination, and seedling survival. Interactions with other species are mentioned, but those regarding animals are largely omitted in favor of more detailed description of their relationships with trees throughout the world. Bryophytes provide both positive and negative interactions with forest trees, depending on the tree species, the ecosystem, and the bryophyte species. It is clear that different bryophytes have many different functional roles in sustaining the forest and making it suitable for germination, seedling success, and maintaining the mature forest. This review indicates those important roles and how they apply differently according to both tree and bryophyte species, and that different management practices are needed, depending on both bryophyte species and tree species, to sustain different forest types. Full article
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