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People, knowledge and fire: Reflections from the African Fire Dialogue
By Rahina Sidiki Alare King’s College London | Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society My research on fire governance in Northern Ghana has centred on a question that is increasingly important across Africa: how can fires be managed in ways that are both effective and equitable, while recognising the people, knowledge and institutions that […]
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Rural transformations and fire: Wildfires researchers at RGS-IBG 2026
Five researchers from the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society presented their work at the Royal Geographical Society with IBG (RGS-IBG) Annual International Conference, held from 1–4 September 2026 across the Royal Geographical Society and Imperial College London. Wildfires have become a symbol of the planetary ecological crisis. However, fire itself is not new. […]
