As Editor-in-Chief of Forests, I am pleased to announce that the following four papers were selected to receive the Forests 10th Anniversary Best Paper Awards for 2019.

Article:
First Place Award (800 CHF)
A General Leaf Area Geometric Formula Exists for Plants—Evidence from
the Simplified Gielis Equation
by Peijian Shi, David A. Ratkowsky, Yang Li, Lifang Zhang, Shuyan Lin, and
Johan Gielis*
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/11/714

Second place Award (500 CHF)
Measuring Livelihood Diversification and Forest Conservation Choices:
Insights from Rural Cameroon
by Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi *, Jürgen Pretzsch, Mukong Alfred Kechia, and
Symphorien Ongolo
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/2/81

Third place Award (300 CHF)
Dynamics and Management of Rising Outbreak Spruce Budworm Populations
by Jacques Régnière *, Barry J. Cooke, Ariane Béchard, Alain Dupont, and
Pierre Therrien
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/9/748

Review (800 CHF)

Tropical Dry Forest Diversity, Climatic Response, and Resilience in a
Changing Climate
by Kayla Stan, and Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa *
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/5/443

These papers are among the best of the broad array of high quality research published in Forests, spanning from basic to applied, human dimensions to physiology. We warmly congratulate Dr. Johan Gielis, Dr. Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, Dr. Jacques Régnière, Dr. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa and their colleagues.

In recognition of their accomplishments, each of the corresponding authors will be granted a cash award as noted, a certificate, and the chance to publish a paper (as first author or corresponding author, either
review papers or research articles) with a 50% discounts in Forests before 31 December 2020 (after the completion of the normal peer-review process). We would like to express our sincere gratitude to these and all Forests authors for their contributions to the journal.

Prof. Dr. Timothy A. Martin
Editor-in-Chief