Expert: Europe's wildfires stem from climate change and forest mismanagement

Alexander Held, a senior expert in integrated fire management, argues that Europe's wildfire crisis is rooted in ecological and governance failures rather than the fires themselves. He notes that scientists have been warning about the devastating effects of climate change for decades, making the current disasters "unprecedented but unsurprising." Held frames the crisis as an opportunity to fundamentally rethink humanity's relationship with forests and landscapes.

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