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Land-use change produces dangerously continuous wildfire fuels

#00229

Rural abandonment, homogeneous plantations, invasive plants and fragmented land management can connect combustible vegetation across landscapes, allowing fires to grow larger and more severe.

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#00242 Rural abandonment removes grazing and agricultural fuel mosaics
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#00270 Use targeted grazing and pastoral fire-prevention contracts
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#00241 Catalonia, SpainOngoing
#00271 Restore agroforestry, crops and green fuel breaks
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#00272 Build markets for fire-prevention products and biomass
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#00243 Homogeneous plantations create continuous wildfire fuel structures
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#00273 Diversify plantation species, age, density and stand structure
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#00274 Break plantation continuity near settlements
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#00248 Central and south-central ChileFailed
#00275 Manage forestry residues and dead vegetation
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#00244 Invasive plants alter wildfire frequency and intensity
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#00276 Integrate invasive-plant control with wildfire management
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#00255 Cape Peninsula, South AfricaPartial
#00245 Fragmented land ownership prevents landscape-scale wildfire management
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#00277 Create landowner associations and shared wildfire landscape plans
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#00278 Provide long-term payments for maintained fuel reduction
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