[IUFRO Div 4] Call for papers - Decision Support Systems (DSS) for the Analysis of Pathways that Optimize Ecosystem Services Provision

Dear Colleagues, IUFRO Unit 4.04.04—Sustainable Forest Management Scheduling is sponsoring a Special Issueon Decision Support Systems (DSS) for the Analysis of Pathways that Optimize Ecosystem Services Provision in the journal /Land /(_http://www.mdpi.com/journal/land <http://www.mdpi.com/journal/land>_) . We welcome the submission of manuscripts for publication in this /Land/ special issue (SI). The task of balancing the many demands on forests places policy makers and forest owners in need of reliable, valid, and comprehensive decision support systems (DSS) for the analysis of forest management strategies. In particular, there is a necessity for DSSs that support the development of long-term strategies for landscapes and regions where the complex interdependence of different ecosystem services and other values is accounted for. The objectives of this Special Issue are to gather knowledge of the current state of the art of forest decision support technologies and methods to identify new directions of DSS development. Papers submitted for publication in this Special Issue will undergo a rigorous peer review process with the aim of prompt and wide dissemination of research results and applications. More information at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/ecosystem_services_provisi… <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/ecosystem_services_provision> Best regards, Jose -- José G. Borges Associate Professor of Forest Management and Economics Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon https://www.isa.ulisboa.pt/en/cef/about Coordinator of EMMC Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR) http://www.medfor.eu/ Coordinator of IUFRO Group Sustainable forest management scheduling http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40400/40404/ https://publons.com/researcher/894961/jose-g-borges/ http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=v5ZUmqkAAAAJ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/J_Borges