Physical geography and geomorphology 2024, 47, 5-6 (127-128), 29-35

https://doi.org/10.17721/phgg.2024.5-6.03

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Forest fires in Ukraine and Chernihiv region under modern conditions 

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Valentyna V. Ostapchuk, Inna V. Myron, Olena O. Afonina

Mykola Gogol Nizhyn State University, St. Grafska, 2, m. Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, 16600, Ukraine

 

Abstract

The purpose of the publication is the study and analysis of recreational activities in the national natural parks of Ukrainian Polissia under martial lThe purpose of the study is to identify modern spatio-temporal characteristics of forest fires in Ukraine and Chernihiv Region, based on the analysis of available official statistical information and the work of scientists and practitioners. For this purpose, the article analyzes the features of modern weather and climate changes that affect the aggravation of the situation with forest fires at both the global and regional levels. Feedback mechanisms between the intensity of forest fires and climate changes have been determined. Based on the analysis and generalization of information from official sources and scientific publications, an attempt was made to substantiate the factors of dynamics and features of the geographical distribution of forest fires in Ukraine and in the territory of Chernihiv Region during the last decades. The main emphasis is on the analysis of the fire situation in the forests of Ukraine and Chernihiv Region in the new realities of Russian aggression during 2022-2024. For the territory of Ukraine and Chernihiv Region, information on the number and area of forest fires directly in the buffer zone (30 km from the front line), in the occupied territories and nature protection territories of the Emerald Network is summarized. ecosystem has been demonstrated. The general characteristics of the forest fund of Ukraine and the Chernihiv Region, pyrological characteristics and their influence on the natural fire hazard of forests are given. Seasonal features of the number and area of forest fires in Chernihiv Region are analyzed, their manifestation under modern conditions - in particular, the aggravation of the fire situation in the most fire-hazardous months of the year is demonstrated. The available sources of information on quantitative indicators and spatial distribution of forest fires, approaches to monitoring forest fires, in particular in the conditions of Russian aggression, are summarized and analyzed.

 

Keywords

Fire danger, climate change, hostilities, forest fire monitoring

 

Received: 28 November 2024 / Accepted: 23 December 2024 / Published online: 30 December 2024