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T1 Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires - A Rapid Response Assessment
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Sullivan, Andrew
A2 Baker, Elaine
A2 Kurvits, Tiina
A2 Popescu, Alexandra
A2 Paulson, Alison K.
A2 Cardinal Christianson, Amy
A2 Tulloch, Ayesha
A2 Bilbao, Bibiana
A2 Mathison, Camilla
A2 Robinson, Catherine
A2 Burton, Chantelle
A2 Ganz, David
A2 Nangoma, David
A2 Saah, David
A2 Armenteras, Dolors
A2 Driscoll, Don A.
A2 Hankins, Don L.
A2 Kelley, Douglas I.
A2 Langer, E.R. (Lisa)
A2 Reisen, Fabienne
A2 Robinne, François-Nicolas
A2 Galudra, Gamma
A2 Humphrey, Glynis
A2 Safford, Hugh
A2 Baird, Ian G.
A2 Oliveras, Imma
A2 Littell, Jeremy
A2 Kieft, Johan
A2 Chew, Joshua
A2 Maclean, Kirsten
A2 Wittenberg, Lea
A2 Anderson, Liana O.
A2 Gillson, Lindsey
A2 Plucinski, Matt
A2 Moritz, Max
A2 Brown, Megan
A2 Castillo Soto, Miguel
A2 Flannigan, Mike
A2 Costello, Oliver
A2 Silva, Patrícia S.
A2 Fernandes, Paulo
A2 Moore, Peter
A2 Jandt, Randi
A2 Blanchi, Raphaele
A2 Libonati, Renata
A2 Archibald, Sally
A2 Dunlop, Sarah
A2 McCaffrey, Sarah
A2 Page, Susan
A2 González Delgado, Tania Marisol
A2 Sokchea, Tol
K1 wildfire
K1 fire
K1 risk management
K1 environmental damage
K1 climate
K1 health
K1 biological diversity
YR 2022
FD 2022-02
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38372
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38372
NO This report examines escalating global wildfire risk, its drivers, impacts, and management responses across diverse ecological and socio-economic contexts. It outlines how land-use change, fuel accumulation, peatland drainage, plantation expansion, and climate variability increase fire frequency, intensity, and vulnerability, with case studies from Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia, and North America. The document analyses ecological, economic, health, and water security consequences, highlighting carbon loss, biodiversity damage, and transboundary smoke effects. It evaluates the limits of suppression-centred approaches and emphasises integrated fire management spanning risk reduction, readiness, response, and recovery. The report underscores prevention, fuel management, community engagement, Indigenous knowledge, landscape restoration, and adaptive planning as central components of long-term wildfire risk reduction.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026