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Natural ResourcesEnvironmental SciencesForestryFire ManagementForest InventoryRemote SensingBiomass Burning EmissionsFire UseAerosol EmissionsCarbon DioxideEmission FactorsFire Emissions InventoriesFire Impact AssessmentFiresForest Fire EmissionsLand Cover Analysis
An analysis on the number of forest fires and burned area distribution as retrieved by the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) database is presented. On average, from 2000 to 2005 about 95,000 fires occurred annually in 23 European countries, burning almost 600,000 ha of forest land every year. Of these about two-thirds or 65,000 fires occurred in 5 European Union (EU)