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Interview with the Welt der Frauen Magazine on learning to live with wildfires: translated into English

Published: 3 November 2026. Text: Victoria Preining Waldbrände: Müssen wir mit dem Feuer leben lernen? Welt der Frauen Whether in North America or Europe, severe wildfires have once again kept emergency services on their toes this year. Researcher Christine Eriksen on the severity and frequency of wildfires, risk factors, possible measures and gender-specific impacts. Is the impression correct that wildfires have increased worldwide in recent years?Eriksen: The…

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An enriching visiting scholarship in Chile: A photo essay

For some years now, I have mentored a talented Chilean scholar – Dr. Ricardo Fuentealba. Whenever our paths cross, the conversations and thought-exchanges are always rich. It is a collaboration I treasure. I therefore excitedly accepted Ricardo’s invitation to join him and his colleagues as a visiting scholar, as part of his project “Uneven Development and the Politics of Disaster Risk: Towards a Just Resilience in Post-Estallido…

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A busy summer: updates from the FiRES project

It has been a busy summer on many fronts, not least due to the wildfires that have dominated news headlines across Europe. I make a point of taking the time to speak with journalists. It makes a difference not just in terms of what aspects of a wildfire is covered, but also how it is reported on. As a mentor once instructed me: “Rubbish in, rubbish out!”.…

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New publication by FiRES PhD student Filippo Zeffiri on wildfires, pastoralism and landscape ideologies in the Aurunci Mountains, Italy

FiRES PhD student Filippo Zeffiri’s research compares official wildfire risk management strategies and local fire practices through interviews with firefighters and extensive animal herders in mountainous regions of Europe. Filippo’s interest in this topic grew from his Masters research, which has just been published in the journal Fire Ecology. Titled, “The macchia is a garden”: wildfires, pastoralism and landscape ideologies in the Aurunci Mountains, Italy”, the article…

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