Forests and Fire : Strengthening Prevention and Management in India : Forests and fire : strengthening prevention and management in India (English)

Fire has been a part of India’s landscape since time immemorial and can play a vital role in healthy forests, recycling nutrients, helping tree species regenerate, removing invasive weeds and pathogens, and maintaining habitat for some wildlife. Occasional fires can also keep down fuel loads that feed larger, more destructive conflagrations, but as populations and demands on forest resources have grown, the cycle of fire has spun out of balance. Large...

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Dogra,Pyush;

Mitchell,Andrew Michael;

Narain,Urvashi;

Sall,Christopher;

Smith,Ross William;

Suresh,Shraddha;
Document Date
2018/06/14
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
127284
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2018/10/09
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Forests and fire : strengthening prevention and management in India
Keywords
forest fire

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Dogra,Pyush; Mitchell,Andrew Michael; Narain,Urvashi; Sall,Christopher; Smith,Ross William; Suresh,Shraddha.

Forests and Fire : Strengthening Prevention and Management in India : Forests and fire : strengthening prevention and management in India (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/333281529301442991

Forests and Fire : Strengthening Prevention and Management in India : Forests and fire : strengthening prevention and management in India (English)

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