Forests (ISSN 1999-4907, IF 2.9) is an #open access journal of #forestry and #forest #ecology, published monthly online by @MDPIOpenAccess.

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✨ Exciting Announcement! ✨ We are delighted to announce that the Forests journal is recruiting Editorial Board Members! Find more information at the link below: πŸ”— mdpi.com/journal/forests/ann… We look forward to collaborating with you in the future! 🌳 #MDPI #OpenAccessPublishing
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🌲 #Forests | New SI | Physiological & Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Adaptation in Trees 🧬 Guest Eds: Dr. Md. Mahadi Hasan & Dr. Muhammad Waseem πŸ“… Deadline: 31 Mar 2027 πŸ‘‰ Share your contribution: mdpi.com/journal/forests/spe… #CallForPapers #AbioticStress #DroughtTolerance
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🌲 @Forests_MDPI 2026 #Webinar | Fire and Wood Constructions 🎀 Chair: Prof. Dr. Peter Niemz πŸ—£οΈ Speakers: Prof. Dr. Alar Just & Prof. Gordian Stapf πŸ—“οΈ 29 Oct 2026 Β· 09:00 CET / 16:00 CST πŸ“ Online Read Details: brnw.ch/21x6q6V Register: brnw.ch/21x6q6W
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#Forests | 2026 Feature Papers – Wood Science & Products 🌳 Growing sites & black locust wood color mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/4/471 πŸ›’οΈ Wood modification with pyrolysis bio-oil mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/6/709 🌲 Exploring wood color & bio-based modification.
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πŸ“£ #Forests | 2026 Q3 Editor's Choice Quantifying Tree-Ring Metrics Across Heterogenous Environmental Gradient by Felipa De JesΓΊs RodrΓ­guez-Flores and MarΓ­n Pompa-GarcΓ­a Explore it πŸ”—mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/8/885 #TreeRings #ForestEcolog #EditorChoice
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Wood Science & Products πŸ“– Monitoring wooden painting deformations (7) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/3/546 πŸ“– Engineered bamboo materials (16) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/4/662 πŸͺ΅ From molecular IDs to engineered composites.
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Wood Science & Products πŸ—οΈ Camphor branch insulation board (6) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/1/156 πŸ“ Creep model for tropical wood (6) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/5/824 🌳 Homogenizing beech wood color (9) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/6/1009
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Wood Science & Products πŸͺ΅ CatBoost for wood dyeing prediction (10) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/8/1279 πŸŽ‹ Bamboo-plastic composite properties (10) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/3/478 🧬 DNA barcodes for Chamaecyparis (8) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/7/1106
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🌲 #Forests | Extended SI Natural & Anthropogenic Disturbances as Drivers of Forest Ecosystem Change (2nd Ed.) Guest Eds: Prof. Dr. Slobodan MilanoviΔ‡ et al. πŸ“… New Deadline: 28 Feb 2027 πŸ“£More opportunities: brnw.ch/21x6C4K
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#Forests | 2026 Feature Papers – Natural Hazards & Risk Management πŸ”₯ Global shifts in fire regimes under climate change mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/1/104 πŸ›°οΈ XGBoost for plateau forest fire prediction mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/1/74 🌍 Predicting fire risk in a warming world. #mdpi #Forestfire
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Forest Operations & Engineering πŸ“– Timber harvesting in mountains (28) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/3/495 πŸ“– Wood biomass properties for bioenergy (24) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/4/702
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Forest Operations & Engineering 🌿 Optimizing poplar branch cutting (7) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/1/146 πŸš™ Mapping forest params for vehicle mobility (9) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/11/188… πŸ—οΈ Biochar for forest road subgrade (7) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/12/207…
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Forest Operations & Engineering πŸš› Route planning for forest access (9) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/1/179 πŸ—ΊοΈ Elevation accuracy of forest road maps (14) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/5/840 πŸ“· Improving Otsu for LAI measurement (6) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/7/1121
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🌲 #Forests | SI Complete | Forest Fire Detection, Prevention and Management πŸ”₯ Guest Eds: Dr. Luciana Ghermandi et al. πŸ₯³5 Articles + 1 Editorial, and 7k+ views πŸ‘‰ Explore the full collection: mdpi.com/journal/forests/spe…
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πŸ“£New #Article | Congratulations to Dr. Som et al.!πŸ₯³ Deforestation threatens Cambodia's Sre Ambel floodplain. Using remote sensing, spatial modeling, and community insights, this study reveals forest cover loss and drivers to support management efforts. mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/10/120…
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πŸ“’ #Forests | 2026 Q3 Editor's Choice Spatial and Temporal Patterns and Associated Drivers of Tree Regeneration Density and Diversity in Northwoods Forests by Catherine R. Henry, Douglas R. Pearsall & Michael B. Walters Explore the full paperπŸ”—brnw.ch/21x6Atq
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πŸ₯³ New Issue Cover | #Forests β€” Vol 17, Issue 10 (Oct 2026) Provenance-Specific Associations Between Tree Growth and Wood Properties in Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Under Common Garden Conditions Read it: brnw.ch/21x6z9g 119 articles in Oct: brnw.ch/21x6z9f
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Forest Policy & Economics πŸ“– Forest ecosystem services & health (10) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/11/187… πŸ“– Material flow analysis in wood value chains (15) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/12/211… 🌍 Where forests meet health, trade & livelihoods.
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Forest Policy & Economics 🌳 Wood pastures & nature-based tourism (8) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/4/704 πŸš› Carbon-aware forestry logistics (12) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/1/62 🌿 NTFPs & rural livelihoods in Ghana (11) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/5/861
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Forest Policy & Economics πŸ“‘ RSEI for Qianping Reservoir (11) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/5/831 🀝 Multi-stakeholder games in NTFP (8) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/11/204… πŸ™οΈ Forest city policy & resilience (14) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/11/190…
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