Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires
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Resumo: | In southern Europe, land abandonment and an unbalanced investment toward fire suppression instead of pre-vention has gradually increased wildfire risk, which calls for a paradigm change in fire management policies. Here we combined scenario analysis, fire landscape modelling, and economic tools to identify which land-use policies would reduce the expected wildfire-related losses in the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve 'Geres-Xure ' s' (Spain-Portugal). To do so, we applied the least-cost-plus-net-value-change approach and estimated net changes in wildfire damages based on their implications for the 2010-2050 period and five ecosystem services: agriculture, pasture, timber, recreation and climate regulation. Four land-use scenarios were considered: (1) Business as Usual (BAU); (2) fire-smart, fostering more fire-resistant (less flammable) and/or fire-resilient landscapes (fire-smart); (3) High Nature Value farmlands (HNVf), wherein the abandonment of extensive agri-culture is reversed; and (4) a combination of HNVf and fire-smart. HNVf is the best scenario for suppression cost savings, but it generates the lowest net present value of societal benefits from climate regulation. In fact, the most efficient scenario with the lowest societal discounted net suppression costs and change on ecosystem services damages is the HNVf + fire-smart scenario, as it also generates suppression cost savings from agricultural expansion, and lead to a significant reduction in damages on timber and recreational benefits. Therefore, reverting land abandonment through recultivation and promoting fire-resistant tree species is the most efficient way to reduce wildfire hazard. In this sense, payments for ecosystem services should reward farmers and landowners for their role in wildfire prevention. This study improves the understanding of the financial and societal benefits derived from reducing fire suppression spending and ecosystem services damage by undertaking fire-smart land-use strategies, which can be essential to enhance local stakeholders' support for Payments of Ecosystem Services policies for wildfire prevention. |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfiresEcosystem service trade-offsEconomics of fireFire-smartHigh nature value farmlandsLand-use modellingNet value changeIn southern Europe, land abandonment and an unbalanced investment toward fire suppression instead of pre-vention has gradually increased wildfire risk, which calls for a paradigm change in fire management policies. Here we combined scenario analysis, fire landscape modelling, and economic tools to identify which land-use policies would reduce the expected wildfire-related losses in the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve 'Geres-Xure ' s' (Spain-Portugal). To do so, we applied the least-cost-plus-net-value-change approach and estimated net changes in wildfire damages based on their implications for the 2010-2050 period and five ecosystem services: agriculture, pasture, timber, recreation and climate regulation. Four land-use scenarios were considered: (1) Business as Usual (BAU); (2) fire-smart, fostering more fire-resistant (less flammable) and/or fire-resilient landscapes (fire-smart); (3) High Nature Value farmlands (HNVf), wherein the abandonment of extensive agri-culture is reversed; and (4) a combination of HNVf and fire-smart. HNVf is the best scenario for suppression cost savings, but it generates the lowest net present value of societal benefits from climate regulation. In fact, the most efficient scenario with the lowest societal discounted net suppression costs and change on ecosystem services damages is the HNVf + fire-smart scenario, as it also generates suppression cost savings from agricultural expansion, and lead to a significant reduction in damages on timber and recreational benefits. Therefore, reverting land abandonment through recultivation and promoting fire-resistant tree species is the most efficient way to reduce wildfire hazard. In this sense, payments for ecosystem services should reward farmers and landowners for their role in wildfire prevention. This study improves the understanding of the financial and societal benefits derived from reducing fire suppression spending and ecosystem services damage by undertaking fire-smart land-use strategies, which can be essential to enhance local stakeholders' support for Payments of Ecosystem Services policies for wildfire prevention.ElsevierBiblioteca Digital do IPBLecina-Diaz, JuditChas-Amil, María-LuisaAquilué, NúriaSil, Ângelo FilipeBrotons, LluísRegos, AdriánTouza, Julia M.2018-04-16T08:55:20Z20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/17037engLecina-Diaz, Judit; Chas-Amil, María-Luisa; Aquilué, Núria; Sil, Ângelo Filipe; Brotons, Lluís; Regos, Adrián; Touza, Julia (2023). Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires. Journal of Environmental Management. eISSN 1095-8630. 337, p. 1-120301-479710.1016/j.jenvman.2023.1177071095-8630info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-14T01:17:19Zoai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/17037Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T23:06:39.618952Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires Lecina-Diaz, Judit Ecosystem service trade-offs Economics of fire Fire-smart High nature value farmlands Land-use modelling Net value change |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires |
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Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires |
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Lecina-Diaz, Judit |
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Lecina-Diaz, Judit Chas-Amil, María-Luisa Aquilué, Núria Sil, Ângelo Filipe Brotons, Lluís Regos, Adrián Touza, Julia M. |
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Chas-Amil, María-Luisa Aquilué, Núria Sil, Ângelo Filipe Brotons, Lluís Regos, Adrián Touza, Julia M. |
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Biblioteca Digital do IPB |
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Lecina-Diaz, Judit Chas-Amil, María-Luisa Aquilué, Núria Sil, Ângelo Filipe Brotons, Lluís Regos, Adrián Touza, Julia M. |
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Ecosystem service trade-offs Economics of fire Fire-smart High nature value farmlands Land-use modelling Net value change |
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Ecosystem service trade-offs Economics of fire Fire-smart High nature value farmlands Land-use modelling Net value change |
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In southern Europe, land abandonment and an unbalanced investment toward fire suppression instead of pre-vention has gradually increased wildfire risk, which calls for a paradigm change in fire management policies. Here we combined scenario analysis, fire landscape modelling, and economic tools to identify which land-use policies would reduce the expected wildfire-related losses in the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve 'Geres-Xure ' s' (Spain-Portugal). To do so, we applied the least-cost-plus-net-value-change approach and estimated net changes in wildfire damages based on their implications for the 2010-2050 period and five ecosystem services: agriculture, pasture, timber, recreation and climate regulation. Four land-use scenarios were considered: (1) Business as Usual (BAU); (2) fire-smart, fostering more fire-resistant (less flammable) and/or fire-resilient landscapes (fire-smart); (3) High Nature Value farmlands (HNVf), wherein the abandonment of extensive agri-culture is reversed; and (4) a combination of HNVf and fire-smart. HNVf is the best scenario for suppression cost savings, but it generates the lowest net present value of societal benefits from climate regulation. In fact, the most efficient scenario with the lowest societal discounted net suppression costs and change on ecosystem services damages is the HNVf + fire-smart scenario, as it also generates suppression cost savings from agricultural expansion, and lead to a significant reduction in damages on timber and recreational benefits. Therefore, reverting land abandonment through recultivation and promoting fire-resistant tree species is the most efficient way to reduce wildfire hazard. In this sense, payments for ecosystem services should reward farmers and landowners for their role in wildfire prevention. This study improves the understanding of the financial and societal benefits derived from reducing fire suppression spending and ecosystem services damage by undertaking fire-smart land-use strategies, which can be essential to enhance local stakeholders' support for Payments of Ecosystem Services policies for wildfire prevention. |
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Lecina-Diaz, Judit; Chas-Amil, María-Luisa; Aquilué, Núria; Sil, Ângelo Filipe; Brotons, Lluís; Regos, Adrián; Touza, Julia (2023). Incorporating fire-smartness into agricultural policies reduces suppression costs and ecosystem services damages from wildfires. Journal of Environmental Management. eISSN 1095-8630. 337, p. 1-12 0301-4797 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117707 1095-8630 |
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