GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

July 2007

• Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF): Forest Fires are a catastrophe in European countries: But how are they affecting family forests? (published by  www.cepf-eu.org, 31 July 2007)

• USA: Michigan forest fire will benefit rare warbler, experts say (published by www.mlive.com, 31 July 2007)

• South Africa: Forestry SA forks out millions after veld fires (published by www.sabcnews.com, 31 July 2007)

• Spain: Firefighters to extinguish forest fire on Spain’s Canary Island (published by www.eitb24.com, 31 July 2007)

• Macedonia: UN provides $230.000 aid to combat forest fires (published by www.makfax.com.mk, 31 July 2007)

• Macedonia: French firefighters to battle wildfires in Macedonia (published by www.makfax.com.mk, 31 July 2007)

• Macedonia: UK donates firefighting equipment to Macedonia (published by www.makfax.com.mk, 31 July 2007)

• Australia: Crisis Proofing Your Business – a Tourism Teleseminar (published by www.etravelblackboard.com, 31 July 2007)

• Greece: Canadair CL-415 crash on Evia island (published by IAWF, 30 July 2007)

• South Africa: Floods, fires ravage South Africa (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 30 July 2007)

• Ghana: Brong Students’ Union Educates Subinso Community (published by allafrica.com, 30 July 2007)

• Spain: 2,000 evacuated in Canary Islands fire (published by www.kansascity.com, 30 July 2007)

• Canada: Several power outages in city, county (published by www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com, 30 July 2007)

• Australia: Stand by for hottest year (published by www.news.com.au, 30 July 2007)

• Greece: Fire strikes Attica again: Big effort needed to tame blaze near homes in northern Athens (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 30 July 2007)

• Australia: Winter weather gloom (published by www.news.com.au, 30 July 2007)

• USA: Science project causes Sycamore Valley fire (published by origin.mercurynews.com/, 29 July 2007)

• South Africa: Damage assessment under way in fire ravaged areas (published by www.sabcnews.com, 29 July 2007)

• USA: Forest Service rethinks strategy (published by www.sacbee.com/, 29 July 2007)

• Bulgaria: Raging fires in Bulgaria (published by www.focus-fen.net, 29 July 2007)

• South Africa: Hundreds of sheep killed in veld fire (published by www.sowetan.co.za, 29 July 2007)

• Spain: Forest ranger confesses to setting Canary Islands fire (published by www.eitb24.com, 29 July 2007)

• Spain: Forest Ranger Started Fire To Save Job (published by news.sky.com, 29 July 2007)

• Croatia: Velebit Fire Caused by Burning of Bush (published by www.javno.com, 29 July 2007)

• USA: Brushfire Evacuation Exercise Helps Prepare Residents (published by  www.knbc.com, 29 July 2007)

• Indonesia: Carbon credits could be big earner for Indonesia (published by The Jakarta Post, Indonesia, 28 July 2007)

• Spain: Forest fire in the Canary Islands threats World Heritage Site park (published by www.eitb24.com, 28 July 2007)

• South Africa: Fire warnings after 11 die (published by www.news.com.au, 28 July 2007)

• Southern Europe: Temperatures cool but fires still rage across southern Europe (published by www.turkishpress.com, 28 July 2007)

• South Africa: Fire, snow claims lives around the country (published by www.sabcnews.com, 28 July 2007)

• South Africa: Couple burn to death in car (published by www.news24.com, 28 July 2007)

• USA:  O.C. Brush Fire Caused by Metal From Catalytic Converter (published by abclocal.go.com, 28 July 2007)

• USA: Forest Service adopts ‘let it burn’ stance (published by  www.heraldextra.com, 28 July 2007)

• Greece: Fires continue to rage across the country (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 28 July 2007)

• Spain: Crews fight Canary Islands forest fire threatening national park (published by  http://thestar.com.my, 28 July 2007)

• Southeast Europe: Fires Devour Forests, Homes in SE Europe Heatwave (published by  www.planetark.com, 27 July 2007)

• Greece: Russia sends aircrafts to help Greece fight fires (published by  www.makfax.com.mk, 27 July 2007)

• Macedonia: Most of fires across Macedonia put under control (published by  www.makfax.com.mk, 27 July 2007)

• South Africa: Nelspruit under threat from huge veld fire (published by  www.sabcnews.com, 27 July 2007)

• NATO: KFOR aids Kosovo firefighting operations (published by www.nato.int, 26 July 2007)

• Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe: Agency Embarks on Veld Fire Prevention Project (published by  http://allafrica.com, 26 July 2007)

• New Zealand: Firefighting Accident Report Critical (published by  www.newswire.co.nz, 26 July 2007)

• Greece: Russia planes rush to Greek fires (published by  http://news.bbc.co.uk, 26 July 2007)

• Greece: Greek wildfires threaten UK tourists (published by  www.itv.com, 26 July 2007)

• Greece: Wildfires rage out of control in Greece (published by  www.usatoday.com, 26 July 2007)

• Turkey: Turkey to help extinguish massive forest fire in Bulgaria (published by  www.thenewanatolian.com, 26 July 2007)

• South Europe: European heat wave fuelling hundreds of wildfires (published by  www.cbc.ca, 26 July 2007)

• USA: Pilot, poor communication to blame for Pinelands wildfire (published by  http://blog.nj.com, 26 July 2007)

• USA: Mobile home burns, hawk causes grass fire (published by  www.tomahjournal.com, 26 July 2007)

• Hungary: Hundreds die in heatwave (published by www.news.com.au, 26 July 2007)

• Serbia: Balkan Forests Crackle in the Baking Heat (published by www.planetark.com, 26 July 2007)

• Russia: Russia to Use Satellites to Defend Vast Forests (published by www.planetark.com, 26 July 2007)

• Greece: Forest fire traps villagers in central Greece (published by  http://news.monstersandcritics.com, 25 July 2007)

• USA: U.S. Secretary of Interior Kempthorne Issues Wildfire Directives (published by www.krnv.com, 25 July 2007)

• Indonesia: Australia commits Rp77 billion to protect Indonesia`s forest (published by www.antara.co.id, 25 July 2007)

• Australia: Kiwis hurt after ‘underestimating fire’ (published by www.theage.com.au, 25 July 2007)

• USA: Idaho lawmaker blames grazing restrictions for massive wildfire (published by www.localnews8.com, 25 July 2007)

• USA: Nevada firefighters hurt in Idaho fire (published by www.nevadaappeal.com, 25 July 2007)

• USA: Local firefighting partnership wins national recognition (published by www.starbanner.com, 25 July 2007)

• Australia: Report criticizes firefighters (published by www.news.com.au, 25 July 2007)

• Italy: Fire Traps Tourists in Southern Italy, Kills 2 (published by www.planetark.com, 25 July 2007)

• Romania: Heat Wave, Fires Wreak Havoc in Southeast Europe (published by www.planetark.com, 25 July 2007)

• USA: Grass fire under control in Richmond (published by  www.mercurynews.com, 24 July 2007)

• USA: Pilot ID’ed in fatal Klamath firefighting crash (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 24 July 2007)

• Global: World Bank Sees Support for $250 Million Forest Fund (published by www.enn.com, 24 July 2007)

• Europe: South Europe hit by extreme heat (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 24 July 2007)

• Macedonia: Nearly 20 fires rage across Macedonia (published by www.makfax.com.mk, 24 July 2007)

• Greece: Two pilots die battling fire on Evia (published by www.ekathimerini.com, 24 July 2007)

• Italy: Incendi al Centro-Sud, è emergenza (published by www.corriere.it, 24 July 2007)

• Serbia: Fires continue spreading in south (published by www.b92.net, 24 July 2007)

• Australia: Australia to push global satellite forest fire tracking system (published by www.france24.com, 23 July 2007)

• Serbia: Fires across Serbia under control (published by www.b92.net, 23 July 2007)

• Bulgaria: Wildfires in Central Bulgaria Finally Contained (published by www.novinite.com, 22 July 2007)

• Russia/Bulgaria: Russian Il-76 water bomber battling forest fires in Bulgaria (published by www.interfax.ru, 22 July 2007)

• Europe: Heatwave sweeps across Europe (published by news.excite.co.uk, 21 July 2007)

• Bulgaria: Russian aircraft to assist fighting forest fires in Bulgaria arrives in Plovdiv (published by www.focus-fen.net, 21 July 2007)

• Bulgaria: Bulgaria’s Town Declares State of Emergency over Raging Blaze (published by www.novinite.com, 21 July 2007)

• Bulgaria: Flames Stifle Man to Death in Northern Bulgaria (published by www.novinite.com, 21 July 2007)

• Europe: Central and Southern Europe Sizzling (published by portal.grandecom.net, 20 July 2007)

• Macedonia, FYR / GFMC: Fires in Macedonia, FYR (published by GFMC, 20 July 2007)

• Greece: Corinth blaze burns homes in its path -Wildfire rages for a third day (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 20 July 2007)

• Greece: A fire-fighting airplane flies over a forest fire at Chiliomodi village, a few miles off Corinth city (published by  www.alertnet.org, 19 July 2007)

• Cyprus: Another day, another fire (published by  www.cyprus-mail.com, 18 July 2007)

• Cyprus: 1000 evacuatead in Cyprus forest fire (published by  www.fs-world.com, 17 July 2007)

• Cyprus: Fire broke out at Bellapais and Bogaz (published by  www.cyprus-forum.com, 17 July 2007)

• France: Cinq pompiers blessés lors d’un incendie dans le Var (published by  www.lemonde.fr, 16 July 2007)

• Global: Satellite survey links tropical park fires with poverty and corruption (published by  www.stri.org, 16 July 2007)

• Global: Raising the Bar on Carbon Forestry Projects (published by  www.greenbiz.com, 16 July 2007)

• Global: How much do you want this forest (in millions)? (published by  www.greenfutures.org.uk, 16 July 2007

• Indonesia: Annual Haze Disrupts Flights in Indonesia (published by  www.iht.com, 15 July 2007)

• Greece: Skiathos fire razes big tract of forest (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 14 July 2007)

• Greece: Fire threatens homes on Skiathos (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 13 July 2007)

• Costa Rica: País es ejemplar porque casi no ocurren incendios en áreas protegidas (published by  www.nacion.com,12 July 2007)

• Indonesia: Palm Oil Firms Burning Indonesia Forests (published by  www.enn.com, 12 July 2007)

• Greece: A crime without punishment (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 7 July 2007)

• Greece: Fires on Pelion, Parnitha doused (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 7 July 2007)

• Spain: Controlados los incendios forestales de Mont-roig del Camp (Tarragona) y Navàs (Barcelona) (published by  www.europapress.es, 5 July 2007)

• Greece: True extent of forest damage is revealed (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 4 July 2007)

• USA: Utah fire evacuees to return home (published by  www.disasternews.net, 4 July 2007)

• USA: Utah wildfire, spreading in national forest, might burn all summer (published by  www.startribune.com, 3 July 2007)

• South Africa: Fires destroyed 6 000ha (published by  www.int.iol.co.za, 3 July 2007)

• Indonesia: Climate deals turn up heat in Indonesia’s dark peatlands (published by  www.reuters.com, 2 July 2007)

• South Africa: KZN a disaster area, says premier (published by  www.int.iol.co.za, 2 July 2007)

• USA: Hundreds evacuated near deadly Utah fire (published by  news.yahoo.com, 2 July 2007)

• USA: Massive Utah fire kills three (published by  www.ktvb.com, 2 July 2007)

• Greece: Fires ease as PM vows to protect forests (published by  www.ekathimerini.com, 2 July 2007)

• Greece: Forests destroyed by wildfires in Greece to be replanted (published by  english.pravda.ru, 2 July 2007)

• Greece: Firemen battle mountain fire near Athens for fourth day (published by  news.yahoo.com, 1 July 2007)

• South Africa:  Farmers see red after inferno (published by  www.int.iol.co.za, 1 July 2007)

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