by kishugu3621874 | Feb 28, 2020 | Working on Fire
Wildland firefighter training in the Simien Mountains Working on Fire International was commissioned by the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), on behalf of the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), to provide basic and advanced wildland firefighter...
by kishugu3621874 | Jan 21, 2020 | Working on Fire
Smart management of wildfires can help curb global heating Extensive wildfire disasters, such as recently reported in Australia, Indonesia and the United States, adversely affect communities, economies and ecosystems. More generally, they contribute to air pollution...
by kishugu3621874 | Oct 4, 2018 | Working on Fire
Portugal’s biggest newspaper, Diário de Noticias, recently interviewed Trevor Wilson on the country’s fire risks. A team of South African experts recently visited Portugal on invitation by Tiago Oliveira, President of the Mission Structure for the Management of Rural...
by kishugu3621874 | Mar 31, 2018 | Working on Fire
Climate change will be the fastest-growing cause of species loss in the Americas by midcentury, according to a new set of reports from the leading global organization on ecosystems and biodiversity. Climate change, alongside factors like land degradation and habitat...
by kishugu3621874 | Oct 25, 2017 | Working on Fire
The increase in forest fires, seen this summer from North America to the Mediterranean to Siberia, is directly linked to climate change, scientists say. And as the world continues to warm, there will be greater risk for fires on nearly every continent. On a single...