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FIRES4, 'Economic impacts of wildfires, wildfire policy and the use of adaptive land management to reduce wildfire risk and impact', 13–14 May 2009, Peak District.
Downloads now available.
Agenda setting International debate at FIRES3.
FIRES3, Modelling, 31 March – 1 April 2009, Manchester. Downloads now available
A series of four FIRES seminars and workshops on the effects of moorland and heathland wildfires and managed fires on ecosystem services were held during 2008-2009. The first seminar took place in Edinburgh 31 March – 1 April 2008. The second and third seminars were held in Manchester on 24 June 2008 and 31 March - 1 April 2009. Seminar four was held in the Peak District 13 – 14 May 2009.
- Download a leaflet on the seminar series (PDF, 235KB).
Sponsors
- ERSC
- NERC
- Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- Manchester Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- Peak District National Park Authority
Cooperating Institutions
Steering group
- Julia McMorrow, University of Manchester;
- Colin Legg, University of Edinburgh;
- Jonathan Aylen, University of Manchester;
- Jon Walker, Moors for the Future;
- Klaus Hubacek, University of Leeds, Sustainability Research Institute;
- Claire Quinn, University of Leeds, Sustainability Research Institute;
- Simon Thorp, Heather Trust;
- Mark Jones, Chief Fire Officers' Association;
- Gina Cavan, University of Manchester.
- Coordinated by: University of Manchester.
