Title

Forest Fire Prevention and Management: Prescribed Burning

Creator

Trigkaki, Zoi

Abstract

The paper examines how prescribed burning for the prevention of wildfires is being carried out in Mediterranean-type forest ecosystems, so that it may be introduced at the policy level in Greece. Three case studies are used. The first two are from California (US) and Spain where prescribed burning is already being used successfully for forest management. The third examines the 2021 prescribed burning pilot programme held on the island of Chios (Greece), which shows good potential for the use of prescribed burning in Greece as well. The paper concludes that community knowledge and engagement, research and academic institutions, and cooperation among stakeholders are key parameters for the successful implementation of prescribed burning in Greece.

Keywords

prescribed burning

forest fire

greek policy

Subject

Environmental Studies

Date Available

May 27, 2026

Type

Poster

Course

ES 4244 Special Topics in Environmental Studies World Forests

Instructor

Misseyanni, Anastasia

Session

Poster

Location

Student Lounge

Event

Year 2026 | 10th Annual Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium