🌿 Environment Sep 1, 2026 · Helen Popper

From firefighting to future-proofing: Preventing wildfires must be the priority

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From firefighting to future-proofing: Preventing wildfires must be the priority
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Gill Einhorn is head of the Forest Future Alliance and Natalie Çilem is community lead of the Global Wildfire Leadership Network.



Wildfires have devastated communities across the world this summer, claiming lives, displacing thousands of people and leaving billions in economic damage in their wake. In Europe alone, wildfires have already caused an estimated €19 billion in losses this year.



They are an economic, financial and public health challenge that is growing faster than many governm

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