With this Special Issue, the Spanish Journal of Soil Science starts a series of regionally- and/or country-focused Special Issues. In this Special Issue, Galician researchers, and/or researchers from any country working on Soil Science (and/or related aspects of Environmental Sciences) dealing with Galicia have published manuscripts.

This geographic area shares borders with Portugal, the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Castilla-León, and Asturias, and the Atlantic Ocean, and has a marked diversity in geology, climate, geomorphology, landscapes, soils, forests, crops, fauna, and the whole environment, as well as specific social, cultural, industrial and economy aspects.

Keywords: Galician soils, Galician forests, Galician environments, Galician environmental issues