Rural abandonment removes grazing and agricultural fuel mosaics
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In rural regions where grazing, farming, and population are declining, maintained open areas that once interrupted vegetation continuity are closing with combustible growth, connecting forest, shrubland, and settlements across broader landscapes while removing the local labor nee
#00271Restore agroforestry, crops and green fuel breaks
Maintain lower-flammability productive land uses in strategic locations to interrupt vegetation continuity and support local livelihoods.
#00270Use targeted grazing and pastoral fire-prevention contracts
Pay and support livestock keepers to reduce combustible vegetation in strategically selected areas while sustaining viable rural livelihoods.
#00272Build markets for fire-prevention products and biomass
Create durable demand for products and biomass generated by fuel management so repeated treatment is less dependent on short-term grants.