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    Declining controlled fire use undermines subsistence-oriented and smallholder livelihoods, and threatens ecosystems

    28th March, 22 / Latest News

    By Cathy Smith, Ol Perkins, and Jay Mistry Photo – Swidden clearance fire in Belize (Credit: Cathy Smith) When most people in the UK think about landscape fire, they think about exceptional, devastating wildfire events like those in California, Australia, and the Amazon in recent years. Yet, for many people worldwide, fire is an everyday […]

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    Decolonising Fire Science – An Introduction (5 Apr)

    17th March, 22 / Events

    The Leverhulme Wildfires EDI Working Group is pleased to invite you to the first of a series of planned events and activities on ‘Decolonising Fire Science’.  This first workshop will be an introduction to the topic, aimed at Centre members and Affiliates. It will be a hybrid event, held on MS Teams and in the […]

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    What’s Next? Forest Fires in California’s New Climate Reality (18 Mar)

    11th March, 22 / Events

    Title:  “What’s Next? Forest Fires in California’s New Climate Reality” When: Friday 18th March, 2-3pm GMT Who: Prof Scott Stephens from the University of California – Berkeley. Where: Hybrid – Grantham Institute Boardroom (Imperial College London)/ Zoom Zoom link:  Available on request (wildfire@imperial.ac.uk; g.rein@imperial.ac.uk)    

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    High-latitude Fires, Arctic Climate, Environment, and Health Workshop (28 Mar)

    11th March, 22 / Events

    High-latitude Fires, Arctic Climate, Environment, and Health Monday 28th March 2022 Hybrid workshop (Online/Tromso, Norway) 09:00 -18:00 (CEST/ GMT+2) Conference website: https://www.assw.info Registration: https://assw.info/registration   The increasing occurrence of high-latitude fires associated with climatic extremes has led to significant and urgent social, economic and health challenges for communities in these regions. Hazardous pollution levels, for […]

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    PhD Studentship: An analysis of the impact of climate change on traditional fire knowledge

    9th March, 22 / Opportunities

    Project title: An analysis of the impact of climate change on traditional fire knowledge Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London The studentship will be supervised by Dr Daniele Colombaroli and Professor Jay Mistry, Co-Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society and, both in the Department of Geography. It will be funded […]

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    Fire in Practice – Rob Gazzard, Forestry Commission (16 Mar)

    8th March, 22 / Events

    In our latest Fire in Practice seminar, Rob Gazzard talks about developing wildfire and prescribed fire training in the UK and Ireland Developing wildfire and prescribed fire training in the United Kingdom About the Speaker Rob Gazzard – Forestry Commission’s Advisor on Contingency Planning and Wildfire in the Policy Advice Team. Since 1999 Rob has attended […]

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    Women and diversity in the new paradigm of fire science

    7th March, 22 / Latest News

    by Dr Adriana Ford, Centre Manager, on International Women’s Day 2022     “The main hurdles faced by women working in fire science echo those seen in other sectors of science, and the current gender gap might indeed be depriving the world of possible science advancements of the skills and intellectual perspectives of women, putting […]

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    Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop – Agricultural Fires (8 March)

    7th March, 22 / Events

    If you are not a member of the Centre but are interested in joining this online workshop, please contact Adriana Ford at wildfire@imperial.ac.uk Agenda: Leverhulme Wildfires Research Workshop – Agricultural fires  

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    Call for Papers: Knowledges of Fire in Latin America and the Caribbean

    24th February, 22 / Latest News

    CALL FOR PAPERS: Knowledges of Fire in Latin America and the Caribbean- The contribution of UNESCO sites to fire management in the face of climate change emergencies Download information as pdf Call website   GUEST EDITORS Bibiana Alejandra Bilbao (Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela | COBRA Collective | landmarc: Land Use based Mitigation for Resilient Climate […]

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    Fire in Practice – Conversations with Wildfire Practitioners, 2021-2022 (updated)

    22nd February, 22 / Events

    Download programme Here – Fire in Practice 2021-2022 updated 22.2.22

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