Integrated fire management as an adaptation and mitigation strategy to altered fire regimes
Communications Earth & Environment,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6(1)
Published: March 15, 2025
Abstract
Altered
fire
regimes
are
a
global
challenge,
increasingly
exacerbated
by
climate
change,
which
modifies
weather
and
prolongs
seasons.
These
changing
conditions
heighten
the
vulnerability
of
ecosystems
human
populations
to
impacts
wildfires
on
environment,
society,
economy.
The
rapid
pace
these
changes
exposes
significant
gaps
in
knowledge,
tools,
technology,
governance
structures
needed
adopt
informed,
holistic
approaches
management
that
address
both
current
future
challenges.
Integrated
Fire
Management
is
an
approach
combines
prevention,
response,
recovery
while
integrating
ecological,
socio-economic,
cultural
factors
into
strategies.
However,
remains
highly
context-dependent,
encompassing
wide
array
practices
with
varying
degrees
ecological
societal
integration.
This
review
explores
as
adaptation
mitigation
strategy
for
altered
regimes.
It
provides
overview
progress
challenges
associated
implementing
across
different
regions
worldwide.
also
proposes
five
core
objectives
outlines
roadmap
incremental
steps
advancing
adapt
ongoing
regimes,
thereby
maximizing
its
potential
benefit
people
nature.
Language: Английский
Seasonal spatial-temporal trends of vegetation recovery in burned areas across Africa
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(2), P. e0316472 - e0316472
Published: Feb. 3, 2025
Africa
is
entering
a
new
fire
paradigm,
with
climate
change
and
increasing
anthropogenic
pressure
shifting
the
patterns
of
frequency
severity.
Thus,
it
crucial
to
use
available
information
technologies
understand
vegetation
dynamics
during
post-fire
recovery
processes.
The
main
objective
this
study
was
evaluate
seasonal
spatio-temporal
trends
in
response
fires
across
Africa,
from
2001
2020.
Non-parametric
tests
were
used
analyze
MODIS
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index
(NDVI)
products
comparing
following
three-month
periods:
December-February
(DJF),
March-May
(MAM),
June-August
(JJA),
September-November
(SON).
We
evaluated
spatial
NDVI
burned
areas
by
hemisphere,
territory,
or
country,
land
cover
types,
recurrences,
focus
on
forested
areas.
relationships
between
trend
three
climatic
variables
(i.e.
maximum
air
temperature,
precipitation,
vapor
deficit)
then
analyzed.
For
8.7
million
km
2
over
past
22
years,
we
observed
several
NDVI.
highest
proportions
(
p
<
0.05)
recorded
MAM
for
both
hemispheres,
22.0%
Northern
Hemisphere
17.4%
Southern
Hemisphere.
In
contrast,
decreasing
0.05),
showed
4.8–5.5%
area
Hemisphere,
peaking
JJA,
while
range
7.1
10.9%
proportion
also
JJA.
Regarding
48.0%
occurred
forests,
24.1%
shrublands,
16.6%
agricultural
fields,
8.9%
grasslands/savannas.
Consistent
overall
trend,
exhibiting
an
values
within
regions
had
MAM,
19.9%
20.6%
Conversely,
largest
(p
DJF
(2.7–2.9%)
JJA
(7.2–10.4%).
Seasonally,
found
high
variability
regeneration
based
recurrences.
addition,
that
variables,
deficit
more
related
levels.
These
results
indicate
strong
component
seasonality
respect
fires,
increase
decrease
different
covers
African
continent,
they
contribute
understanding
conditions
recovery.
This
helpful
researchers
decision
makers
act
specific
sites
restoration
Language: Английский
Resilience, remoteness and war shape the land cover dynamics in one of the world's largest miombo woodlands
Trees Forests and People,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17, P. 100623 - 100623
Published: July 19, 2024
The
highlands
of
southeast
Angola
are
one
the
world's
largest
intact
formations
miombo
woodland.
Recent
interest
from
conservation
groups
is
increasing
possibility
a
new
protected
area
in
this
conflict-afflicted,
remote
region,
contributing
to
"30
×
30"
target
Global
Biodiversity
Framework.
With
potential
for
area,
it
important
quantify
extent
and
change
natural
anthropogenic
land
covers
not
least
because
close
dependence
livelihoods
on
resources
miombo.
We
developed
1990–2020
cover
time
series,
analysing
deforestation,
canopy
opening,
closure,
vegetation
regrowth
after
disturbance.
Regional
woodland
has
remained
roughly
constant
despite
frequent
transitions
between
dense
open
woodlands.
Canopy
opening
peaked
post-civil
war,
potentially
related
resettlement
displaced
people.
Over
30
years,
61
%
±
2
was
offset
by
subsequent
which
decade
war
ended,
indicating
resilience
systems.
A
resource-use
frontier,
consisting
deforestation
evident
north-west
likely
driven
urban
demand
agricultural
products,
charcoal,
timber
other
wood-derived
goods.
distinct
"core"
dynamic
occupies
52
study
where
there
no
evidence
that
shifting
cultivation
local
net
cause
change.
do
find
extensive
woody
encroachment,
only
region
being
encroached
vegetation.
This
closure
associated
with
remoteness
pressures
biophysical
drivers
facilitate
growth.
Policymakers
managers
can
use
these
data
aid
locating
prioritising
interventions
sustainably
produce
wood
fuel
products
meet
demand.
Additionally,
supporting
conditions
maintaining
both
processes
areas
crucial
achieving
equitably.
Language: Английский
Warming and Rising CO2 Concentrations Drive Global Woody Encroachment from 2001 to 2020
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Woody
plant
encroachment
(WPE)
has
been
widely
studied,
yet
the
spatiotemporal
pattern
of
global
WPE
and
its
drivers
remain
unclear.
Here,
based
on
long-term
remote
sensing
observations,
we
investigated
dynamics
from
2001
to
2020
assessed
contributions
changes
in
main
environmental
factors.
We
found
a
significantly
increasing
trend
(0.25%
−1
,
P
<
0.01),
resulting
pronounced
gain
slight
loss
woody
vegetation
(0.29%
0.04%
0.01,
respectively).
The
trends
was
characterized
by
large
spatial
heterogeneity,
with
82.95%
areas
experiencing
an
expansion
plants.
then
used
random
forest
model
incorporating
key
factors
investigate
complicated
driving
mechanisms
WPE.
Our
results
identified
warming
elevated
CO
2
concentrations
as
primary
dynamics,
given
their
substantial
(0.66%
0.32%
Changing
precipitation
regime
crucial,
but
showed
great
heterogeneity
offset
each
other,
ultimately
leading
smaller
contribution
(0.09%
0.05).
In
contrast,
varying
radiation
burned
had
minimal
effects
(−0.04%
>
0.05
−0.03%
0.01).
also
that
local
factors,
such
human
activities
natural
disturbances,
were
non-negligible
(0.07%
study
provides
comprehensive
picture
WPE,
enhancing
our
understanding
biome
transitions
response
changes.
Language: Английский