European State of the Climate Report 2024
<p>Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least
Forest Fires
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Taming wildfires in the context of climate change: the case of the United States
The frequency and severity of extreme wildfires are on the rise in the United States, causing unprecedented disruption and increasingly challenging the country’s capacity to contain losses and damages.
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Natural climate solutions and fire mitigation: early findings on the path to net zero
What risk do forest fires pose to natural climate solutions and their viability on voluntary carbon markets? This working paper uses novel methods to assess the permanence of natural climate solutions
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding steps to prevent forest fires in Uttarakhand, 17/05/2023
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/05/2023 regarding forest fires in the state of Uttarakhand.</p> <p>The
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Roadmap for wildfire resilience: solutions for a paradigm shift
The Roadmap articulates a comprehensive set of policy solutions, establishing the architecture to better organize conversations among partners and policymakers. It also offers a starting point to consider
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Habitat use of tigers and leopards, and habitat connectivity in the Bandhavgarh-Sanjay Corridor
Maintaining habitats amidst a mosaic multiple-use landscape connecting the protected areas is important to maintain ecosystem balance as well as viable and genetically diverse populations. We determined
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Report filed by the Principal Secretary, Forest & Wildlife Department, Kerala on steps taken for forest fire protection, 17/05/2022
<p>Report filed by the Principal Secretary, Forest & Wildlife Department, Kerala on steps taken for forest fire protection.</p> <p>The dedicated central scheme on Fire Prevention and Management Scheme
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding forest fires, Uttarakhand, 29/04/2022
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in Hindustan dated 21.04.2022 titled “Village in danger due to fire in forest” dated 29/04/2022.</p> <p>The
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Managing forest fires in a changing climate
This study presents a micro-level assessment of forest fires by identifying the states most vulnerable to high-intensity forest fires and their district hotspots while taking climate change indicators
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Spreading like wildfire: the rising threat of extraordinary landscape fires
Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by the end of 2050 and 50