reviewCommunications Earth & EnvironmentMar 15, 2025GOLD OA

Integrated fire management as an adaptation and mitigation strategy to altered fire regimes

IOImma Oliveras MenorNPNuria Prat‐GuitartGLGian Luca SpadoniAHAngel HsuPMPaulo M. Fernandes

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement · +34 more institutions

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Abstract

Altered fire regimes are a global challenge, increasingly exacerbated by climate change, which modifies fire weather and prolongs fire seasons. These changing conditions heighten the vulnerability of ecosystems and human populations to the impacts of wildfires on the environment, society, and the economy. The rapid pace of these changes exposes significant gaps in knowledge, tools, technology, and governance structures needed to adopt informed, holistic approaches to fire management that address both current and future challenges. Integrated Fire Management is an approach that combines fire prevention, response, and recovery while integrating ecological, socio-economic, and cultural factors into management…

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  • Vulnerability (computing)
  • Environmental resource management
  • Context (archaeology)
  • Climate change
  • Adaptation (eye)
  • Fire regime
  • Pace
  • Fire ecology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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