forestry

thumb |A Timberjack wheeled harvester stacking cut timber in [[Finland]] Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. The science of forestry has elements that belong to the biological, physical, social, political and managerial sciences. Forest management plays an essential role in creating and modifying habitats, and affects ecosystem services provisioning. A practitioner of forestry is a forester.

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Forestry is the science and practice of managing forests and woodlands to produce resources while maintaining environmental health, combining knowledge from biology, ecology, social sciences, and management. It matters because forest management shapes habitats, affects the services ecosystems provide to humans, and influences how we sustainably use forests for both human benefit and environmental conservation.

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Nonnative forestry plantations: invasion epicenters?ReviewTrends in ecology & evolution · 2026Li X, Simberloff D, Huang WDOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2026.01.001
Transitional forestry in New Zealand: re-evaluating the design and management of forest systems through the lens of forest purpose.ReviewBiological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2023Jones AG, Cridge A, Fraser S et al.DOI: 10.1111/brv.12941
Metrology-Assisted Production in Agriculture and Forestry.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Bogena HR, Brogi C, Hübner C et al.DOI: 10.3390/s24237542
CRISPR Milestones for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry.The CRISPR journal · 2023Barrangou RDOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.29163.editorial
Forestry social science is failing the needs of the people who need it most.Nature · 2024DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-01411-y
Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry 2019.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Chirico GB, Bonavolontà FDOI: 10.3390/s20123498
Forestry in the Anthropocene.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2015Lugo AEDOI: 10.1126/science.aad2208
Keeping pace with forestry: Multi-scale conservation in a changing production forest matrix.ReviewAmbio · 2020Felton A, Löfroth T, Angelstam P et al.DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01248-0

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Science
Forestry as a science
Dendrology and silviculture
Genetic diversity in forestry
Forest management
Urban forestry
Forestry education
History
Silvologists
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Modern forestry generally embraces a broad range of concerns, in what is known as multiple-use management, including: the provision of timber, fuel wood, wildlife habitat, natural water quality management, recreation, landscape and community protection, employment, aesthetically appealing landscapes, biodiversity management, watershed management, erosion control, and preserving forests as "sinks" for atmospheric carbon dioxide.