Negative impacts of forest fires on ecological balance and environmental sustainability

case of Turkey

Abstract

Forests are a vital element in the Earth’s ecological balance, economy, biodiversity, water resources and air purity. On the other hand, forests are confronted with various threats – one of them being fires. Its distinctive geographical features provide Turkey with rich plant diversity along with an imbalance in the dispersion of forested land. 27% of Turkey’s surface area is covered by forests, most of which are concentrated on the coastal lands and their hinterlands. 2.135 forest fires were recorded in Turkey in 2008, resulting in a loss of 29.749 ha of forest. Although this figure translates into a decrease of 25% in the number of fires, the amount of destroyed forestland increased by 155% with respect to the previous year. This paper questions the incendiary causes and negative effects of fires in the case of Turkey.

Keywords

Turčija;varstvo okolja;trajnostni razvoj;ekološko ravnotežje;gozdni požari;požarna varnost;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2010
Typology:	1.02 - Review Article
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
UDC:	502.131.1(560):574
COBISS:	254181632
ISSN:	1854-665X
Parent publication:	Revija za geografijo
Views:	570
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Turčija;varstvo okolja;trajnostni razvoj;ekološko ravnotežje;gozdni požari;požarna varnost;
URN:	URN:NBN:SI
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 15-32
Volume:	5
Issue:	ǂ[št.] ǂ1
Chronology:	2010
ID:	10920224