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Displaying 7 of about 7 resultsEnvironment Alert Bulletin no. 3.
Wildland fires annually burn an area half the size of Australia and generate nearly 40% of total anthropogenic carbon dioxyde (CO2). Their impact in terms of deforestation, climate change and loss of biodiversity is significant. The year 2003 was one of the worst in history in terms of loss of human life and damage to…
This publication is an analysis of the disaster figures in 2006 compared to 2005 and 2000-04.
CRED has been publishing statistics on disasters every year since 1998, thanks to the generous support of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). This support has allowed to maintain CRED’s Eme…
Sustainable development of natural vegetation systems, land-use systems and rural populations in many countries are at risk due to wildland fires that devastate valuable vegetation resources (forests and other wildlands, farmlands, pastures, plantations, etc.), in both the short-term (disruption of ecosystem processes, economic losses,
humanitarian prob…
These fire management guidelines are designed to provide a base for policy makers and managers at various levels to develop programs and projects in which the specific national, socio-economic, and natural problems related to fire in temperate and boreal natural and planted forests will be addressed. The scope of the guidelines is to assist countries in…
Fire management is an essential part of sustainable forest management. This publication complements the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005) as an in-depth thematic study on the incidence, impact and management of forest fires in different regions of the world. It was developed from 12 regional papers prepared within the framework of the G…
This book presents a selection of examples and experiences of disaster reduction that responds to the need for identifying good practices and sharing experiences and information, identified by many - including Governments - during the preparatory process for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR). It highlights efforts and practices being und…
Environmental issue report, no. 35.
This report brings together information about natural disasters and technological accidents that have occurred across Europe in recent years and their impacts on the environment and society. The report concentrates on the period 1998-2002 but includes preliminary information for 2003 wherever possible. The repo…