Creating a Platform to Understand Fire Management in Africa
A special issue of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255). This special issue belongs to the section "Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 56
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Agronomy and Forest Engineering, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Avenida Julius Nyerere, Street. nr. Maputo 3453, Mozambique
Interests: conservation and forest restoration; fire ecology; evaluation and environmental impact assessments; forest biomass and carbon sequestration; remote sensing
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Interests: forest ecology; biodiversity conservation; forest fire management
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Interests: vegetation fires; greenhouse gas emissions from biomass burning; land use/cover mapping; remote sensing; field spectroradiometry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Africa is considered the fire continent; African grasslands, savannas, and scrublands contribute to about 70% of areas that are burned globally. These ecosystems harbor diverse and multi-functional landscapes that are inextricably linked to the lives of millions of people across this continent. Fire has played a role in maintaining the majority of African ecosystems, and has traditionally been used as a management tool by communities. However, in recent decades, the frequency and intensity of fires have increased due to a combination of factors such as climate change, deforestation, and ecosystem degradation. Understanding these changes, providing recommendations for fire management, and sharing good practices is of the utmost importance. However, the debate regarding fire in the region has been too negativist, which has implications for building knowledge and support for fire management across the continent. This Special Issue intends to bring together scientists and fire managers to improve the understanding of the fire–ecosystem–people nexus, and to inform tailored and adaptive fire management practices.
Dr. Natasha Ribeiro
Dr. Lucy Amissah
Dr. João Neves Silva
Guest Editors
Valerie Charlton
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- biodiversity
- fire regimes
- climate change
- ecosystem services
- traditional knowledge
- fire management
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