Algeria: a mediterranean region very sensitive to forest fires

Authors

  • Souidi Zahira Université de Mustapha Stambouli Mascara
  • Benbakar Hadj Université de Mascara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_24_13

Keywords:

Forest fire, risk, Mediterranean country, Algeria

Abstract

As in many other Mediterranean countries, the forested areas in Algeria are subject to a recurrent risk of forest fires that is favored by the extreme flammability of the Mediterranean forest species during the summer. This paper tries to clarify the evolution and the causes of forest fire in Algeria and to give an overview of the efforts undertaken at national level for reduce the forest fire risk.

 

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_24_13

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Published

2017-03-30

Issue

No. 24 (2017): Multidisciplinaridade na análise das manifestações de risco

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