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Stakeholder perceptions of wildfire management strategies as nature-based solutions in two Iberian biosphere reserves

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dc.contributor.authorLecina-Diaz, Judit
dc.contributor.authorCampos, João C.
dc.contributor.authorPais, Silvana
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho-Santos, Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, João
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Paulo M.
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, João Francisco
dc.contributor.authorAquilué, Núria
dc.contributor.authorRoces-Díaz, José V.
dc.contributor.authorTorre, María Agrelo de la
dc.contributor.authorBrotons, Lluís
dc.contributor.authorChas-Amil, María-Luisa
dc.contributor.authorLomba, Angela
dc.contributor.authorDuane, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorTouza, Julia M.
dc.contributor.authorHermoso, Virgilio
dc.contributor.authorSil, Ângelo Filipe
dc.contributor.authorVicente, Joana R.
dc.contributor.authorHonrado, João P.
dc.contributor.authorRegos, Adrián
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-04T10:31:23Z
dc.date.available2022-11-04T10:31:23Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIncreased large and high-intensity wildfires cause large socioeconomic and ecological impacts, which demand improved landscape management approaches in which both ecological and societal dimensions are integrated. Engaging society in fire management requires a better understanding of stakeholder perceptions of wildfires and landscape management. We analyze stakeholder perceptions about wildfire-landscape interactions in abandoned rural landscapes of southern Europe, and how fire and the land should be managed to reduce wildfire hazard and ensure the long-term supply of ecosystem services in these fire-prone regions. To do so, a structured online questionnaire was sent to the stakeholders of two transboundary biosphere reserves in Spain-Portugal. Our analysis also questioned to what extent fuel management strategies can be considered nature-based solutions (NbS) using the IUCN standard. Overall, stakeholders state that fire should be managed and support fire prevention in lieu of fire suppression policies. Rural abandonment is perceived as the main cause of large wildfires, with high-intensity fires impacting the study regions more than in the recent past, a trend which they expect to continue in the future in the absence of management. All the suggested fuel management strategies, except chemical treatments, were accepted by the stakeholders who perceive more positive than negative effects of fuel management on forest ecosystem services. Transboundary coordination was rated as inadequate or even nonexistent. We did not find differences among stakeholder sectors and biosphere reserves, indicating that in the study area, there is a general agreement on perceptions about wildfire and associated impacts at the landscape level. Finally, we showed that promoting agricultural and livestock uses, modifying forest species composition to increase fire resistance, and introducing large herbivores have the potential to become effective NbS in the regions. This study represents a first-step analysis representing a base for future co-design and implementation of NbS to improve fuel management, contributing to the understanding of the stakeholder support for their application in addressing the socioeconomic challenges in high fire-risk areas.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationLecina-Diaz, Judit; Campos, João C.; Pais, Silvana; Carvalho-Santos, Cláudia; Azevedo, João; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Gonçalves, João Francisco; Aquilué, Núria; Roces-Díaz, José V.; Torre, María Agrelo de la; Brotons, Lluís; Chas-Amil, María-Luisa; Lomba, Angela; Duane, Andrea; Moreira, Francisco; Touza, Julia M.; Hermoso, Virgilio; Sil, Ângelo Filipe; Vicente, Joana R.; Honrado, João P.; Regos, Adrián (2023). Stakeholder perceptions of wildfire management strategies as nature-based solutions in two Iberian biosphere reserves. Ecology and Society. ISSN 1708-3087. 28:1, p. 1-40pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.5751/ES-13907-280139
dc.identifier.issn1708-3087
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/26065
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherResilience Alliancept_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBiosphere reservespt_PT
dc.subjectEcosystem servicespt_PT
dc.subjectFuel managementpt_PT
dc.subjectLandscape conservationpt_PT
dc.subjectPerceptionspt_PT
dc.subjectPortugal-Spain
dc.subjectQuestionnaire
dc.subjectSocial-ecological systems
dc.subjectStakeholders
dc.titleStakeholder perceptions of wildfire management strategies as nature-based solutions in two Iberian biosphere reservespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleEcology and Societypt_PT
person.familyNameAzevedo
person.givenNameJoão C.
person.identifier.ciencia-id3F1F-0829-5878
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3061-8261
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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