Forest fires in Bulgaria - communication, coordination and coherence
| dc.contributor.author | Stoyanov, Todor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-16T09:54:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-16T09:54:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-12-20 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In recent years, forest fires have become a pan-European problem. Although mainly the Mediterranean countries are affected, large fires have also been observed in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Germany, Slovenia and many other countries. Most EU Member States have more burnt areas than average in the period 2013-2022. The risk of forest fires has spread to areas that were not previously at risk and extends far beyond the Mediterranean region. This is causing huge social, environmental, climatic and economic losses across Europe. The risk of forest fires expected to increase further due to climate change. Forest fires are catastrophic events that require rapid, accurate, and collaborative prevention and response. Effective communica-tion, coordination, and coherence among stakeholders are crucial to save lives, protect ecosys-tems, and minimize economic loss. Therefore, horizontal and vertical coordination, commu-nication and coherence of fire prevention and control measures should be improved. The aim of the present study is to analyze the legally established order for horizontal and vertical coordination, communication and coherence of forest fire prevention and control measures in Bulgaria, to identify shortcomings and to propose improvements. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1313-9940 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.uni-plovdiv.bg/handle/store/834 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski" | |
| dc.subject | forest fires | |
| dc.subject | risk | |
| dc.subject | communication | |
| dc.subject | coordination | |
| dc.subject | coherence | |
| dc.title | Forest fires in Bulgaria - communication, coordination and coherence | |
| dc.type | Article |