TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Nature-based solutions to wildfires in rural landscapes of Southern Europe: let's be fire-smart!
JO  - International journal of wildland fire
A1  - Regos, Adrián
A1  - Pais, Silvana
A1  - Campos, João C.
A1  - Lecina-Diaz, Judit
SP  - 942
EP  - 950
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
N2  - Extreme wildfires are expected to increase in Southern Europe, due to climate change and rural abandonment. Fire management is focused on suppression, which accelerates the transition to more flammable landscapes. Here, we synthesise the knowledge acquired over the 'FirESmart' project (https://firesmartproject.wordpress.com). Our findings show how agroforestry policies could benefit biodiversity while providing further fire suppression opportunities. The EU Green Deal offers an opportunity to incorporate 'fire-smartness' into upcoming agroforestry policies. Still, if these policies fail at reversing rural abandonment, the use of fire could enhance rewilding and tree-planting as 'climate-smart' strategies in the fire-prone mountains of Southern Europe.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-8001
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF22094
ID  - ref1
ER  -