Description
Seminar 1 of 4 in the FIRES series: 2-day cross-sector seminar and workshop for fire professionals, land managers , policy-makers and researchers.Over 60 delegates attended the first meeting of the FIRES series on 31 March in the Playfair Library, Old College, University of Edinburgh. This was followed by a dinner and workshop for about 35 invited participants, and a discussion seminar the next day.
The seminar reviewed how fire has been used historically, and the role of managed burning today. The ecosystem services provided by UK moorlands and heathlands were identified, including: biodiversity; carbon budget; water provision; rural livelihoods; landscape quality and recreational use. The focus for debate was the extent to which managed fires contribute to the maintenance of these ecosystem services or pose threats to them, especially with changes in climate.
Period | Jan 2008 → May 2008 |
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Event type | Conference |
Location | EdinburghShow on map |
Degree of Recognition | National |
Keywords
- wildfire
- prescribed fire
- moorlands
- heathlands
- climate change
- ecosystem services
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Institute of Innovation Research
Documents & Links
Related content
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Research output
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Fire Interdisciplinary Research on Ecosystem Services (FIRES) Policy Brief
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Informed debate on the use of fire for peatland management means acknowledging the complexity of socio-ecological systems
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interdisciplinary Research on Ecosystem Services: Fire and Climate Change in UK Moorlands and Heaths. Summary report prepared for Scottish Natural Heritage
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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FIRES seminar series - Fire Interdisciplinary Research on Ecosystem Services: fire and climate change in UK moorlands and heaths
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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The role of fire in U.K. peatland and moorland management; the need for informed, unbiased debate
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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FIRES: Fire Interdisciplinary Research on Ecosystem Services: Fire and Climate Change in UK Moorlands and Heaths
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The peatland vegetation burning debate: keep scientific critique in perspective. A response to Brown et al. and Douglas et al.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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FIRES3: Forecasting and modelling wildfire risk for UK moorlands and heaths
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Reflections on the FIRES seminar series
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Economic impacts of wildfires, wildfire policy and the use of adaptive land management to reduce wildfire risk and impact (FIRES4)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Wildfire 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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FIRES2, The impact of wildfire on ecosystem services: relationships between wildfire, climate change and people,
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Wildfire in the UK: status and key issues
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Uplands Management Group (formerly Best Practice Burning Group) (External organisation)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Research
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Projects
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Impacts
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Policy Support for Wildfire Management and Contingency Planning in the United Kingdom
Impact: Environmental impacts, Legal impacts, Societal impacts, Technological impacts
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Research impact on UK Wildfire Policy and Practice
Impact: Environmental impacts, Societal impacts, Technological impacts, Economic impacts