Given the substantial contributions of forest biodiversity and ecosystem services to society,
forest sciences have a large potential to contribute to the integrity and sustainability of our …

The importance of dead wood for biodiversity is widely recognized but strategies for
conservation exist only in some regions worldwide. Most strategies combine knowledge …

Closer-to-Nature Forest Management is a new concept proposed in the EU Forest Strategy
for 2030, which aims to improve the conservation values and climate resilience of …

Global forest area is declining rapidly, along with degradation of the ecological condition of
remaining forests. Hence it is necessary to adopt forest management approaches that can …

Mountain forests are among the most important ecosystems in Europe as they support
numerous ecological, hydrological, climatic, social, and economic functions. They are …

Peatlands are the most efficient terrestrial carbon store on Earth, and deliver multiple other
ecosystem services including climate regulation, water purification, preservation of …

Dead wood (DW) provides critical habitat for thousands of species in forests, but its amount,
quality and diversity have been heavily reduced by forestry. Therefore, interventions aiming …

The circumboreal forest encompasses diverse landscape structures, dynamics and forest
age distributions determined by their physical setting, and historical and current disturbance …

The increasing effects of climate and global change oblige ecosystem-based management
to adapt forestry practices to deal with uncertainties. Here we provide an overview to identify …

Ecological restoration is an important approach to improving landscape sustainability.
However, ecological restoration in drylands is strongly limited by water resources. Therefore …