Nature-based solutions for fire-resilient European forests

Nature-based solutions for fire-resilient European forests

This briefing outlines the potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) to reduce fire risk and increase overall climate resilience across Europe’s forests. It is based on a review of forest management case studies across Europe and available literature, and is published in the context of the EU adaptation strategy and the forest strategy for 2030 .

Title Nature-based solutions for fire-resilient European forests
Description This briefing outlines the potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) to reduce fire risk and increase overall climate resilience across Europe’s forests. It is based on a review of forest management case studies across Europe and available literature, and is published in the context of the EU adaptation strategy and the forest strategy for 2030 .
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Close-to-nature forestry also aims to have diverse species, age and forest structure, which makes the forest more resilient and less fire prone. Post-fire management requires comprehensive forest restoration that includes natural or assisted natural regeneration, reforestation with diversified species, soil rehabilitation and hydrological rehabilitation. The diversification of landscape and of tree species can also increase forest resilience to other climate change threats, including pest outbreaks. Table 1 gives examples of NbS in forests focusing on fire management. These include promoting species diversity, assisting natural regeneration and expanding protected areas; these approaches help enable forests to adapt to climate change while maintaining ecological and economic functions. 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Existing regulations should be supported both by efficient law enforcement and by easier access to support programmes for landowners and forest managers. Integrating NbS impact assessments into consistent forest monitoring frameworks could help scale these solutions and support evidence-based policy and funding decisions.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "NbS implementation requires long-term strategies with aligned objectives that translate into coherent governance frameworks, including certification schemes and regulations regarding forest management planning and monitoring. Existing regulations should be supported both by efficient law enforcement and by easier access to support programmes for landowners and forest managers. 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Furthermore, fires are now often occurring out of their regular season.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Climate change and shifts in land use are changing the conditions under which wildfires occur; their potential extent and severity are increasing. Higher temperatures, prolonged droughts and increased fuel loads caused by the accumulation of combustible material in forests, are helping to create more days each year subject to a high risk of wildfires. Land use and management practices such as large-scale land abandonment and monoculture forestry exacerbate the increased risk from natural causes. Fire-prone areas like the Mediterranean now face extreme, prolonged fire seasons, while regions such as north-west Europe, previously less affected, now also experience more frequent and intense wildfires (Galizia, 2021). Furthermore, fires are now often occurring out of their regular season. 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The role of insurance in recognising the value of forest fire resilience is still untapped (Martinez et al., 2021).", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Implementing NbS strategies such as mixed forests and efforts to increase biodiversity inevitably involves some economic and financial trade-offs; good management requires significant initial investment and extends turn-over time of investments in forest management. This is something that many small forest owners cannot afford, so NbS are less attractive to commercial investors. Market constraints are also important: in forests managed for timber production, selective harvesting increases costs. New markets for non-timber products or ecosystem services provided by forests, including alternative carbon markets, are underdeveloped. 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It helps to preserve biodiversity, support the provision of all forest-related ecosystem services (for example, timber production) and it also mitigates climate change and degradation of biodiverse habitats (Lier et al., 2022). The need for actions that increase the resilience of forests to climate change is recognised in the European Green Deal and the EU\u2019s forest strategy for 2030. More resilient forests can contribute to achieving the EU\u2019s climate commitments and the objectives of the Land Use, Land-use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation, thus strengthening synergies between climate mitigation, adaptation and environmental protection. Although they have not yet been systematically assessed, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) (EC, 2015) are encouraged by EU policies, which include the EU adaptation strategy and the Nature Restoration Regulation . Actions encouraged through these policies can provide a multitude of benefits, including the reduction of risk and better protection from natural hazards and disasters.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "Forest management in Europe is essential. It helps to preserve biodiversity, support the provision of all forest-related ecosystem services (for example, timber production) and it also mitigates climate change and degradation of biodiverse habitats (Lier et al., 2022). The need for actions that increase the resilience of forests to climate change is recognised in the European Green Deal and the EU\u2019s forest strategy for 2030. More resilient forests can contribute to achieving the EU\u2019s climate commitments and the objectives of the Land Use, Land-use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation, thus strengthening synergies between climate mitigation, adaptation and environmental protection. 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Fire needs a continuous source of fuel to keep burning and landscape configuration is therefore important for fire management. Fire breaks can be designed specifically for this, but agricultural land can, under specific conditions, also form a barrier that helps to reduce the risk of fire spread. Land abandonment in southern Europe is one reason for the increased fire risk in this region. Diverse and deciduous forests are less prone to fire, while monoculture practices, especially coniferous tree plantations, are more flammable. There is also a high risk of outbreaks from pests in monoculture forests, which can lead to trees dying, sometimes in large numbers. The resulting deadwood can become extremely flammable. Transitioning monoculture plantations and forests into mixed species stands can make them more resilient to current and future climate conditions, provided this is done in accordance with the requirements of local habitats.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "In general, a Mediterranean climate is conducive to fires, because prolonged droughts, elevated temperatures and low humidity during summer are typical. Because of climate change, these conditions are becoming more common and are also experienced further north in Europe (Fernandez-Anez et al., 2021). Fire needs a continuous source of fuel to keep burning and landscape configuration is therefore important for fire management. Fire breaks can be designed specifically for this, but agricultural land can, under specific conditions, also form a barrier that helps to reduce the risk of fire spread. Land abandonment in southern Europe is one reason for the increased fire risk in this region. 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The increased use of NbS in forests calls for the standardisation of implementation and monitoring practices, and stronger integration of NbS in regional and national adaptation and forest management plans.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "NbS are not yet fully mainstreamed in forest management practices and policy making, limiting their funding and deployment at scale (Smeenk et al., 2024). However, they are gaining momentum, with research on NbS for fire management having increased from just a few publications per year around a decade ago to approximately 40 per year in 2021-2023 (Keesstra et al., 2024). 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Increased tourism and urban sprawl increase the wildland-urban interface (WUI), where the risk of fires and their impacts are heightened.", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "The majority of fires are sparked by human activity (Oom et al., 2022). The wildland-urban interface (WUI), i.e. the zone where human settlements are in or near areas of fire-prone wildland vegetation, covered about 7.4% of Europe in 2020 (Bar-Massada et al., 2023). Increased tourism and urban sprawl increase the wildland-urban interface (WUI), where the risk of fires and their impacts are heightened." } ], "type": "p" } ] }, "e2d6a0b1-684b-47de-bc66-16c8083c1741": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "Europe can be divided into five ecoregional clusters (van Hattum et al., 2023). Each of these regions experiences different conditions and types of fire risks, meaning that the most effective NbS to apply may differ notably between regions. 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Distribution of different forest ecosystems and NbS applied according to a literature review and the case studies assessed

The map shows defined ecoregional clusters as follows: 1. North (Arctic and Boreal regions); 2. West (Atlantic and North Sea regions); 3. East (Continental region); 4. Central (Alpine and Pannonian regions); 5. South (Mediterranean region). Orange dots indicate the locations of selected case studies (see tabs for each case study and each ecoregional cluster for full overview).