Current Wildland Fire Patterns and Challenges in Europe: A Synthesis of National Perspectives

Author:

Fernandez-Anez Nieves1,Krasovskiy Andrey2ORCID,Müller Mortimer3,Vacik Harald3,Baetens Jan4,Hukić Emira5,Kapovic Solomun Marijana6ORCID,Atanassova Irena7,Glushkova Maria8,Bogunović Igor9ORCID,Fajković Hana9ORCID,Djuma Hakan10,Boustras George11,Adámek Martin12,Devetter Miloslav13,Hrabalikova Michaela14,Huska Dalibor15,Martínez Barroso Petra15,Vaverková Magdalena Daria15ORCID,Zumr David16,Jõgiste Kalev17,Metslaid Marek17,Koster Kajar18,Köster Egle18,Pumpanen Jukka19,Ribeiro-Kumara Caius18,Di Prima Simone20,Pastor Amandine21,Rumpel Cornelia22,Seeger Manuel23,Daliakopoulos Ioannis24,Daskalakou Evangelia25,Koutroulis Aristeidis26,Papadopoulou Maria P.27,Stampoulidis Kosmas27,Xanthopoulos Gavriil25,Aszalós Réka28,Balázs Deák29,Kertész Miklós29,Valkó Orsolya29,Finger David C.30,Thorsteinsson Throstur31,Till Jessica31,Bajocco Sofia32,Gelsomino Antonio33,Amodio Antonio Minervino34,Novara Agata35,Salvati Luca36,Telesca Luciano37,Ursino Nadia38,Jansons Aris39,Kitenberga Mara39,Stivrins Normunds40,Brazaitis Gediminas41,Marozas Vitas41,Cojocaru Olesea42,Gumeniuc Iachim42,Sfecla Victor42,Imeson Anton43,Veraverbeke Sander44,Mikalsen Ragni Fjellgaard45,Koda Eugeniusz46,Osinski Piotr46,Castro Ana C. Meira47,Nunes João Pedro21,Oom Duarte48,Vieira Diana49,Rusu Teodor50,Bojović Srđan51,Djordjevic Dragana51,Popovic Zorica51,Protic Milan52,Sakan Sanja51,Glasa Jan53,Kacikova Danica54,Lichner Lubomir53,Majlingova Andrea54,Vido Jaroslav54,Ferk Mateja55,Tičar Jure55,Zorn Matija55,Zupanc Vesna56,Hinojosa M. Belén57,Knicker Heike58,Lucas-Borja Manuel Esteban59,Pausas Juli60,Prat-Guitart Nuria61,Ubeda Xavier62,Vilar Lara63,Destouni Georgia64,Ghajarnia Navid64,Kalantari Zahra64,Seifollahi-Aghmiuni Samaneh64,Dindaroglu Turgay65,Yakupoglu Tugrul66,Smith Thomas67,Doerr Stefan68,Cerda Artemi69

Affiliation:

1. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway

2. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria

3. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

4. Ghent University, Belgium

5. University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

6. University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

7. Institute of Soil Science Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection “N. Poushkarov,” Bulgaria

8. Forest Research Institute—Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

9. University of Zagreb, Croatia

10. The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus

11. European University Cyprus, Cyprus

12. Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

13. Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic

14. All for Soil (Vse pro pudu, z.s.), Czech Republic

15. Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

16. Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

17. Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia

18. University of Helsinki, Finland

19. University of Eastern Finland, Finland

20. Universite Lyon 1, France

21. Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

22. Institute for Ecology and Environmental Sciences Paris (IEES), France

23. Trier University, Germany

24. Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece

25. Hellenic Agricultural Organization “Demeter,” Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Greece

26. Technical University of Crete, Greece

27. National Technical University of Athens, Greece

28. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary

29. Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary

30. Reykjavik University, Iceland

31. University of Iceland, Iceland

32. Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Italy

33. University of Reggio Calabria, Italy

34. University of Molise, Italy

35. University of Palermo, Italy

36. University of Macerata, Italy

37. Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, Italy

38. University of Padova, Italy

39. Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava, Latvia

40. University of Latvia, Latvia; Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

41. Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

42. State Agrarian University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova

43. Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, The Netherlands

44. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

45. RISE Fire Research, Norway

46. Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland

47. Natural Resources and Environment Center (CERENA), School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP), Portugal

48. University of Lisbon, Portugal; European Commission, Italy

49. University of Aveiro, Portugal

50. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

51. University of Belgrade, Serbia

52. University of Niš, Serbia

53. Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

54. Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia

55. Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Slovenia

56. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

57. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

58. Instituto de Recursos Naturales e Agrobiologia Investigación, Spain

59. Castilla La Mancha University, Spain

60. CSIC, Spain

61. Pau Costa Foundation, Spain

62. University of Barcelona, Spain

63. University of Alcala, Spain

64. Stockholm University, Sweden

65. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Turkey

66. Yozgat Bozok University, Turkey

67. London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

68. Swansea University, UK

69. Universitat de Valencia, Spain

Abstract

Changes in climate, land use, and land management impact the occurrence and severity of wildland fires in many parts of the world. This is particularly evident in Europe, where ongoing changes in land use have strongly modified fire patterns over the last decades. Although satellite data by the European Forest Fire Information System provide large-scale wildland fire statistics across European countries, there is still a crucial need to collect and summarize in-depth local analysis and understanding of the wildland fire condition and associated challenges across Europe. This article aims to provide a general overview of the current wildland fire patterns and challenges as perceived by national representatives, supplemented by national fire statistics (2009–2018) across Europe. For each of the 31 countries included, we present a perspective authored by scientists or practitioners from each respective country, representing a wide range of disciplines and cultural backgrounds. The authors were selected from members of the COST Action “Fire and the Earth System: Science & Society” funded by the European Commission with the aim to share knowledge and improve communication about wildland fire. Where relevant, a brief overview of key studies, particular wildland fire challenges a country is facing, and an overview of notable recent fire events are also presented. Key perceived challenges included (1) the lack of consistent and detailed records for wildland fire events, within and across countries, (2) an increase in wildland fires that pose a risk to properties and human life due to high population densities and sprawl into forested regions, and (3) the view that, irrespective of changes in management, climate change is likely to increase the frequency and impact of wildland fires in the coming decades. Addressing challenge (1) will not only be valuable in advancing national and pan-European wildland fire management strategies, but also in evaluating perceptions (2) and (3) against more robust quantitative evidence.

Funder

european cooperation in science and technology

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Environmental Science

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