Across the globe, rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns have caused
persistent regional droughts, lengthened fire seasons, and increased the number of weather …

Prescribed fire can result in significant benefits to ecosystems and society. Examples include
improved wildlife habitat, enhanced biodiversity, reduced threat of destructive wildfire, and …

The current wildfire policies in European Union countries have not solved the wildfire
problem and probably will not be effective in the future, as all the initiatives focus on …

Abstract In the western United States and elsewhere, the need to change society's
relationship with wildfire is well-recognized. Suppressing fewer fires in fire-prone systems is …

Southern European countries rely largely on fire suppression and ignition prevention to
manage a growing wildfire problem. We explored a more wholistic, long-term approach …

During the 2017 wildfire season in Portugal, unprecedented episodes burned 6% of the
country's area and underscored the need for a long-term comprehensive solution to mitigate …

This is a review of recent efforts to develop and implement forest and wildland fire
management decision support systems (FMDSS) that fire managers can use to enhance …

Climate change projections over the Mediterranean basin point toward an increase in
frequency and intensity of extreme events that will directly impact ecosystems resilience. In …

Prescribed burning as a fuel treatment seeks to moderate wildfire impacts and decreases
the areal extent of wildfires by increasing the effectiveness of fire suppression. Assessment …

Wildfires are one of the most prominent risks for Mediterranean forests, reducing the flow of
ecosystem services and representing a hazard for infrastructure and human lives. Several …