Fire suppression alone no longer enough for Cyprus, says EU report

Cyprus should move beyond a piecemeal approach to wildfires and adopt a comprehensive prevention and adaptation strategy, according to a report by the European Council of Science Academies (EASAC).

The report, titled “Changing Wildfires in Europe”, was presented on Thursday at the initiative of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts at the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia. It underlines the urgent need for preventive land management, investment in fuel reduction, the creation of...