Recognition of Loss & Damage from wildfires is key for climate justice
Wildfires are becoming one of the defining climate-related crises of the twenty-first century. We argue that their inclusion in the Loss & Damage framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is essential to support prevention, recovery and justice for the most affected communities.
Authors
- Santiago Ignacio Hurtado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7843-0316)
- Michel Valette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-8852)
- Renata Libonati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7570-1993)
- Igor José Malfetoni Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-3372)
- Liana O. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9545-5136)
- Renata Moura da Veiga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7894-8489)
- Douglas I. Kelley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-4969)
- Daniel Chen Ratilla
- Julia Mindlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5911-9984)
- Ane Alencar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5605-7469)
- Maria Lucia Ferreira Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4702-2974)
- Fiona R. Spuler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9358-0699)
- Regina R. Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8010-4018)
- Rodrigo A. Estévez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6529-7242)
- Tainan Kumaruara
- Caroline Camilo Dantas
- Victoria Matusevich
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Ateneo de Manila University (PH)
- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (BR)
- Brf (Brazil) (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (GB)
- Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (BR)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CL)
- Centro Científico Tecnológico - Patagonia Norte (AR)
- The Folklore Society (GB)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (PA)
- City of Knowledge (PA)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Reading (GB)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (BR)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (BR)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Earth & Environment
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02968-w
- Primary Topic
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- University of Reading
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis
- Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
- Natural Environment Research Council