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In recent years, the advancements in smart sensing technologies have dramatically altered environmental monitoring approaches. The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, and Future networks technologies has brought forth a new era of smart environment development, which has led to significant transformations in environmental sensing and monitoring systems through the integration of data acquisition, data optimisation, data visualisation, and communication technologies. Advanced sensing technology for environmental monitoring is not limited to the digitalisation of the monitoring process but is also involved in creating data-driven smart sensors with processing capabilities and communication interfaces to enable real-time data monitoring and support decision making. A variety of environment-monitoring applications can have crucial roles in proper disaster management, pollution control, emission reduction, and sustainability management. Environment monitoring deals with tracking changes in environmental trends including weather changes, natural disasters, air quality, water quality, soil conditions, agriculture activities and hazardous radiation. This Special Issue emphasises the practical applications of new technology-driven sensors in each area of environmental monitoring. High-quality research studies dealing with any aspect of advanced sensing technologies for environmental monitoring are encouraged. Original research reporting theoretical, simulation, or experimental studies related to sensors in environmental monitoring are welcomed. Preference will be given to papers from applied and experimental research in the field and review studies on the most recent sensing technologies for smart environment applications. This Special Issue, therefore, invites original contributions on topics related to recent advancements and technologies in smart sensing for environment monitoring and their possible applications and new challenges related to, but not limited to, the following topics: Smart sensing technologies; Smart environment applications; Real-time environmental monitoring systems; IoT-based systems for environment monitoring; 5G-enabled sensors for monitoring environments; AI-enabled environment-monitoring applications; Future networks for environmental monitoring; LoRa/Sigfox/NB-IoT for smart environments; Augmented Reality for environmental monitoring; Sensing technologies for disaster risk reduction; Smart agriculture technologies; Livestock monitoring; Nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental monitoring; Biosensors for environmental monitoring; Security and privacy issues in environment monitoring; Cutting-edge technologies for smart environments. Dr. Waheb Abdullah Dr. AbdulRahman Alsewari Dr. Mario De Oliveira Guest Editors Manuscript Submission Information Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. 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