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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.
Summary of series now available (PDF, 122KB).
Policy brief coming soon.
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.
The four seminars created a vibrant cross-sector multidisciplinary forum. Practitioners comprised more than half the audience. The series brought together over 130 researchers, policy-makers, FRS officers, land managers and other stakeholders. It was the first time the FRS had been involved in coordinated academic debate on UK wildfires. A policy brief is being prepared. FIRES raised awareness of the UK wildfire problem and its significance for ES. A clear need for further interdisciplinary research and knowledge exchange has been demonstrated.
FIRES steering group: from left to right Claire Quinn (Univ of Leeds), Jonathan Aylen (MBSm UoM), V Colin Legg (Univ of Edin), Jon Walker (Moors fro the Future Partnership), Marion Thomson (The Heather Trust), Julia McMorrow (UoM), Klaus Hubacek (Univ of Leeds).
- Download a leaflet on the seminar series (PDF, 235KB).
- Download an summary of the seminar series (PDF, 122KB).
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;
- Marion Thomson, Heather Trust;
- Mark Jones, Chief Fire Officers' Association;
- Gina Cavan, University of Manchester.
- Coordinated by: University of Manchester.
