All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science have been peer reviewed through processes administered by the Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing.• Type of peer review: Single-blind • Conference submission management system: contact person: Vadim Pavlov, e-mail ftulesarf@gmail.com • Number of submissions received: 117 • Number of submissions sent for review: 108 • Number of submissions accepted:89 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted/Number of Submissions Received X 100):76,07 • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved:11 • Any additional info on review process The reviewers were asked to comment on for acceptance/rejection:1. Essential requirements: original research papers on the topics of the conference sections were considered suitable for publication, if they followed the guidelines of the publisher. Papers should be prepared strictly in accordance with the template provided. A paper can have no more than five co-authors. The average size of paper is 5-8 pages in A4 format, front font size of the main text - 11 p.The paper should have the following structure:1. Introduction. 2. Experimental Part or Methods and Materials or Calculations. 3. Results and Discussion. 4. Conclusion or Summary. 5. Acknowledgments. 6. References. 2. Papers should be written in proper English, including correct professional terms and expressions.3. Originality and Scientific Value: the importance, originality and topicality of the research problems, correctness of statistical analysis, design of experiment, quality of discussion, and correspondence to the research standards in the field will be evaluated by at least two qualified reviewers.Authors had twoopportunities to revise their papers during the peer-reviewprocessif needed.• Organizing committee (SPbFTU):Chairperson: Olga Shaitarova, head of the Congress Department Members:- Vadim Pavlov, senior specialist, Congress Department- Elena Chugunova, senior specialist, Congress Department• Program commitee (SPbFTU): Chairperson: Irina Melnichuk, Acting Rector; Members:Dmitry Musolin, Vice-Rector for Research and International Activities;Alexander Dobrovolsky, Head of Research Projects and Programs Department;Alexander Alekseev, Head of the Department of Forest Inventory and GIS;Vasily Gedio, Director of the Innovation Centre for the Engineering of Wood, Low-Quality Wood and Wood Waste Processing;Dmitry Danilov, Professor of the Department of Forestry;Anatoly Zhigunov, Professor of the Department of Soil Science and Forest Plantations;Alexander Kryukovsky, Director of the Institute of Landscape Architecture, Construction and Woodworking;Evgeny Kuznetsov, Head of the Department of Forestry;Maxim Lobovikov, Executive Director of the International Centre for Forestry and Forest Industry;Vasily Neshataev, Head of the Department of Botany and Dendrology;Vladimir Petrov, Head of the Department of Forest Policy, Economics and Management;Victor Roshchin, Head of the Department of Technology of Wood Chemical Products, Wood Chemistry and Physical Chemistry;Egor Khitrov, Associate Professor of the Department of Technological Processes and Machines of the Forest Complex;Anatoly Chubinsky, Head of the Department of Sawmilling and Wood Drying Technology.• Contact person for queries:Name:Olga Shaitarova, Head of the Congress Department, Saint Petersburg StateForest Technical UniversityEmail: ftaconference@gmail.com