Vulnerabilities

Every year there are 2,000-3,000 forest fires that spread over large areas in some years (up to 20,000 ha) (1).

The periods with a high wildfire risk will last longer, and the areas of potentially fire-prone forests will increase. A relatively high fire risk in forests and peatlands has already been observed recently (1992, 1999, 2002) (1).

References

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1. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus (2006)