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We are pleased to share the following ten Editor's Choice Articles published in Forests (ISSN: 1999-4907). These papers were selected by our Editors-in-Chief from the most notable papers published in Volume 15, Issues 1‒3. All these papers are of particular interest or importance to readers and have been well received by researchers.

1. “Effects of Climate Change on Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Growth across Europe: Decrease of Tree-Ring Fluctuation and Amplification of Climate Stress”
by Jakub Brichta, Václav Šimůnek, Lukáš Bílek, Zdeněk Vacek, Josef Gallo, Stanisław Drozdowski, José Alfredo Bravo-Fernández, Bill Mason, Sonia Roig Gomez, Vojtěch Hájek et al.
Forests 2024, 15(1), 91; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15010091
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/1/91

2. “Spruce Protection against Ips typographus with Anti-Attractant Blend of Tree-Based Semiochemicals: From Small Experimental Plots to Stand Scales”
by Rastislav Jakuš, Aleksei Trubin, Vivek Vikram Singh, Khodabakhsh Zabihi, Anna Jirošová, Roman Modlinger, Andrej Majdák, Nataliya Korolyova, Antonioni Acacio Campos Moliterno, Jaroslav Kašpar et al.
Forests 2024, 15(2), 356; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15020356
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/2/356

3. “Due Diligence for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains with Copernicus Sentinel-2 Imagery and Machine Learning”
by Ivan Reading, Konstantina Bika, Toby Drakesmith, Chris McNeill, Sarah Cheesbrough, Justin Byrne and Heiko Balzter
Forests 2024, 15(4), 617; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15040617
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/4/617

4. “Nature-Based Tourism in National and Natural Parks in Europe: A Systematic Review”
by Delia S. Donici and Diana E. Dumitras
Forests 2024, 15(4), 588; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15040588
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/4/588

5. “Economic Profitability of Carbon Sequestration of Fine-Aroma Cacao Agroforestry Systems in Amazonas, Peru”
by Malluri Goñas, Nilton B. Rojas-Briceño, Darwin Gómez Fernández, Daniel Iliquín Trigoso, Nilton Atalaya Marin, Verónica Cajas Bravo, Jorge R. Díaz-Valderrama, Jorge L. Maicelo-Quintana and Manuel Oliva-Cruz
Forests 2024, 15(3), 500; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15030500
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/3/500

6. “Unearthing Current Knowledge Gaps in Our Understanding of Tree Stability: Review and Bibliometric Analysis”
by Emmanuel Chukwudi Ekeoma, Mark Sterling, Nicole Metje, John Spink, Niall Farrelly and Owen Fenton
Forests 2024, 15(3), 513; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15030513
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/3/513

7. “Characterization of Change in Tree Cover State and Condition over the Conterminous United States”
by Francis K. Dwomoh and Roger F. Auch
Forests 2024, 15(3), 470; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15030470
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/3/470

8. “Potential Distribution Projections for Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton under Climate Change Scenarios”
by Jiaqi Fang, Jianfei Shi, Ping Zhang, Minghao Shao, Na Zhou, Yongdong Wang and Xinwen Xu
Forests 2024, 15(2), 379; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15020379
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/2/379

9. “Driving Efficiency and Competitiveness: Trends and Innovations in ERP Systems for the Wood Industry”
by Karla Vukman, Kristina Klarić, Krešimir Greger and Ivana Perić
Forests 2024, 15(2), 230; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15020230
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/2/230

10. “Three Censuses of a Mapped Plot in Coastal California Mixed-Evergreen and Redwood Forest”
by Gregory S. Gilbert, Sarah G. Carvill, Alexander R. Krohn and Alexander S. Jones
Forests 2024, 15(1), 164; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15010164
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/1999-4907/15/1/164

We would like to thank all the research groups behind these exceptional papers for their contribution to Forests. We would greatly appreciate it if you would circulate this document among your colleagues or through your network.

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