Dear Colleagues,

Forest operations engineering is a blend of engineering principles and practices with forestry that aims to promote sustainable forest management following the paradigm of sustainable forest operations. Its primary goal is to secure forest raw materials for processing into products or services in an economically feasible way while considering environmental and social values. As technology advances, forest engineering has shifted from focusing solely on reducing costs and improving infrastructure to also minimizing environmental impacts. Forest engineering has seen progress, but it faces challenges related to the use of new technologies. One major challenge for forest engineering is to meet the growing demand for bioproducts while minimizing environmental impacts through the use of advanced technologies and innovative methods.

To address this challenge, forest engineers and forest managers are increasingly turning to innovative research directions focused on bioenergy and bioproducts along with its traditional paradigms.

The purpose of this Special Issue, entitled "Frontiers in Forest Engineering, Logistics, and Biomass to Bioenergy," is to compile scientific publications focused on the latest developments in forest engineering and their potential to address emerging challenges in the field. In particular, this Special Issue devotes to gather recent advancements related to the study of forest logistics and transportation, as well as sustainable forest operations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the issue will explore smart-value-chain design for efficient harvesting operations and the integration of conventional harvesting practices with biomass utilization to create value-creation networks. Through this collection of articles, this Special Issue seeks to advance the understanding of innovative forest engineering practices and their potential to promote sustainable forest management while also contributing to the broader goal of developing a bio-based economy.

Dr. Sättar Ezzati

Dr. Mauricio Acuna

Dr. Rodolfo Picchio

Guest Editors