Wildfire prevention requires 'nature-based solutions': Land 'treating us' the way we treat the land

Alexander Held, Senior Expert of the Resilience Programme for Integrated Fire Management, argues that Europe's wildfire crisis highlights the limitations of emergency suppression-focused approaches. He emphasizes the need to shift from reactive firefighting to long-term landscape governance, noting that factors like land abandonment and political incentives for visible emergency responses exacerbate wildfire risks.