Fire is now lacking in many ecosystems that require it, yet fire is also a dire threat to lives, homes, and livelihoods. Due to climate and land use change, fire frequency has risen in recent decades, and we study how societies and communities can better live with fire, and where to restore fire regimes.
Half the global population is potentially exposed to direct human-environmental conflict in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Wildfire is a widespread issue across all continents and biomes.
What is the role of fire in peatlands? We found that low-severity fire was historically frequent in Great Lakes’ peatlands and an important ecological process that is now being suppressed.
