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Can economic incentives help reducing wildfire risk?

Published on 8 December 2025
This policy brief reviews the economic incentives for wildfire risk reduction being applied in Europe and beyond.
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Can economic incentives help reducing wildfire risk?

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Author details
Wunder, Sven; Fraccaroli, Cecilia; Górriz-Mifsud, Elena; Varela, Elsa.
Unique identifier
10.5281/zenodo.7994139
Policy Brief

This policy brief presents incentives addressing decision making of landowners and managers, their administrations and communities, pointing out what there is to learn from these experiences at this stage.

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Hazard types

Wildfires

Geographic focus

all Europe/EU

Sectors

Resilience

Risk drivers

Climate change Environmental degradation Urbanisation