We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Section, “Forest Operations and Engineering”, to provide a specific venue for this field of research in Forests (ISSN: 1999-4907), led by Prof. Dr. Rodolfo Picchio (Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Tuscia, Italy). One of the main aims of this section is to promote knowledge for future relations between forest logging, environmental protection and management of forests, in order to provide timber at reasonable costs, and other ecosystem services, such as recreation and conservation, as well as biodiversity. Forest operations are of particular interest, but delicate issues must be analyzed and evaluated in order to create real sustainability.

Authors are invited to contribute original papers covering the following subjects, including, but not limited to:

• Sustainability in forest operations and engineering;
• Impact assessment due to forest logging and management;
• Innovative forest harvesting systems, technology, and techniques;
• The role and potential of precision forestry (robotics, LIDAR, etc.) in improving management;
• Sustainability of wood supply chains;
• Environmentally friendly forest operations and reduced impact logging (RIL);
• How can forest operations be adjusted to preserve the levels of biodiversity necessary to keep forests healthy and productive?

We are now accepting submissions for this Section (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/sections/forest_operations_engineering). Work may be  directly submitted via the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=forests.

Submissions before 31 December 2021 will receive a 10% discount on the article processing charge. Alternatively, if you are an active researcher in one of the aforementioned fields and are interested in joining the Editorial Board, please do not hesitate to get in touch ([email protected]).

Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We look forward to collaborating with you.

Forests Editorial Office