Agricultural Policy Can Reduce Wildfires. Moreira, F. & Pe'er, G. 359(6379):1001.1-1001.
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[Excerpt] [...] Agriculture is an important driver of European wildfires. It is a major source of fire ignitions [...]. Additionally, farmland abandonment and policies promoting forestry increase fire hazard, as they lead to vegetation growth and fuel build-up in the landscape [...]. However, agriculture is also part of the solution. Agricultural areas, such as crops, orchards, and grasslands, are much less fire-prone, particularly if they include irrigated crops [...]. The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a powerful financial instrument that can contribute to sustainable environmental management and climate change adaptation. [...] [] Megafires are mostly driven by weather conditions [...], and with climate change we should anticipate an increase in their frequency and impact, especially in southern Europe [...]. The current strong investment in fire suppression, in a context of farmland abandonment, results in increased fuel loads and potential for larger future fires [...]. The European agricultural policy should instead balance fire suppression with nature-based solutions. Multifunctional, fire-resilient, mosaic landscapes can maintain both natural and cultural assets and serve to reduce fire intensity and damage when burned. [...]
@article{moreiraAgriculturalPolicyCan2018,
  title = {Agricultural Policy Can Reduce Wildfires},
  author = {Moreira, Francisco and Pe'er, Guy},
  date = {2018-03},
  journaltitle = {Science},
  volume = {359},
  pages = {1001.1-1001},
  issn = {0036-8075},
  doi = {10.1126/science.aat1359},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat1359},
  abstract = {[Excerpt] [...] Agriculture is an important driver of European wildfires. It is a major source of fire ignitions [...]. Additionally, farmland abandonment and policies promoting forestry increase fire hazard, as they lead to vegetation growth and fuel build-up in the landscape [...]. However, agriculture is also part of the solution. Agricultural areas, such as crops, orchards, and grasslands, are much less fire-prone, particularly if they include irrigated crops [...]. The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a powerful financial instrument that can contribute to sustainable environmental management and climate change adaptation. [...] [] Megafires are mostly driven by weather conditions [...], and with climate change we should anticipate an increase in their frequency and impact, especially in southern Europe [...]. The current strong investment in fire suppression, in a context of farmland abandonment, results in increased fuel loads and potential for larger future fires [...]. The European agricultural policy should instead balance fire suppression with nature-based solutions. Multifunctional, fire-resilient, mosaic landscapes can maintain both natural and cultural assets and serve to reduce fire intensity and damage when burned. [...]},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-14542958,adaptation,agricultural-abandonment,agricultural-policy,agricultural-resources,climate-change,europe,land-cover,land-use,mediterranean-region,science-policy-interface,wildfires},
  number = {6379}
}

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