Study Finds Improved Fire Management Tools

A study from the Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre has identified optimal conditions for early-season prescribed fires that can reduce the risk of dry season bushfires and their impact on increasingly fragile ecosystems.

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Africa: Scientists Develop Improved Fire Management Tools for Africa's Savannas (press release)

World Agroforestry Centre, 15 February 2013

Scientists at the Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and partners have developed specialized graphs that map out fire behavior, known as nomographs, for landscape ... read more »

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Fuel and Fire Behavior Analysis for Early-Season Prescribed Fire Planning in Sudanian and Sahelian Savannas

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World Agroforestry Centre

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15 February 2013

Published in the February issue of the Journal of Arid Environments, this study pinpoints the optimal conditions for setting early-season prescribed ... see more »

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