A global outlook on increasing wildfire risk: Current policy situation and future pathways

• DOI: 10.1016/j.tfp.2023.100431
• Publication Date: 2023-09-04T05:17:37Z
• Authors: Pooja Pandey; Gabriela Huidobro; Luis Filipe Lopes; Anne Ganteaume; Davide Ascoli; Conceição Colaco; Gavriil Xanthopoulos; Theodore M. Giann...; Rob Gazzard; Georgios Boustras; Toddi Steelman; Valerie Charlton; Euan Ferguson; Judith Kirschner; Kerryn Little; Cathelijne Stoof; William Nikolakis; Carmen Rodriguez ...; Claudio Ribotta; Hugo Lambrechts; Mariña Fernandez; Simona Dossi
• Keywords: Viewpoints; Sustainable Forest Management

to understand how wildfire risk policies are designed mitigate1 the impacts of wildfires. Wildfires a growing threat in many parts world, posing significant risks human life, and environment. In recent years, wildfires have increased, driven largely by climate change, activity, changes land-use patterns. Wildfire adaptation mitigation measures vary widely between countries regions around world. Therefore, it is essential develop comprehensive policy approach mitigate promote sustainable forest land management practices. This article aims provide insight into policies, implementation actions, their effectiveness describing centered mainly on exclusion mitigation. examines existing wildfire-related relevant literature based 10 systematic factors. Further exploring these can be enhanced meet challenges coming years for six European (Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, UK) as well Australia, Canada, USA, South Africa. The status quo, perceived strengths, weaknesses, recommendations from key-informants were presented enhance each country. analyses current fire-prone countries, highlighting regional variations need an integrated strategy. It offers country-specific participants viewpoints, coordinated efforts management.