Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Emissions mitigation opportunities for savanna countries from early dry season fire management

  • Geoffrey J. Lipsett-Moore,
  • Nicholas H. Wolff,
  • Edward T. Game

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04687-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The management of fire season has been proposed as a climate mitigation tool but the scope and scale of this action is unclear. Here the authors use global emissions datasets to assess emissions mitigation opportunities for savanna fires, highlighting significant reduction potential in 37 countries.