Eurasian Fire in Nature Conservation Network (EFNCN)

EFNCN Background Information and Literature

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The “White Paper on the Use of Fire in Land Management, Nature Conservation and Forestry in Temperate-Boreal Eurasia” (2010), two special issues of UNECE/FAO International Forest Fire News (IFFN) (2004 and 2010), several review and overview papers (in English and German), a bibliography, selected publications and guidelines provide background information on the cultural fire history and fire ecology of Central-Northern Europe and the recent discussion on the use of prescribed fire in nature conservation and landscape management:

• Goldammer, J.G., E. Brunn, S. Hartig, J. Schulz, and F. Meyer. 2016. Development of technologies and methods for the application of prescribed fire for the management of Calluna vulgaris heathlands contaminated by unexploded ordnance (UXO): Problems and first experiences gained in a research and development project in Germany. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 152, 87-122. DOI 10.19213/973152; ISBN 978-3-7843-4052-4.
• Denmark-Heath-Conservation-Handbook-2016 (Pleje af heder og indlandsklitter i Danmark – en metodehåndbog: LIFE-Hede projektets ekspertfølgegruppe: Ulrik Søchting, Rita Merete Buttenschøn, Søren Espersen, Gudrun Gormsen; Redaktion: Naturstyrelsen: Hans Jensen, Ole Knudsen, Christian Hollesen og Claus Simonsen) (ISBN 978-87-7175-610-4)
• Goldammer, J.G. (ed.) 2013. Prescribed Burning in Russia and Neighbouring Temperate-Boreal Eurasia. A publication of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC). Kessel Publishing House, 326 p. (ISBN 978-3-941300-71-2).
• Goldammer, J.G. (ed.). 2013. Vegetation Fires and Global Change. Challenges for Concerted International Action. A White Paper directed to the United Nations and International Organizations. Kessel Publishing House, Remagen-Oberwinter, 398 p. (ISBN 978-3-941300-78-1) (http://www.forestrybooks.com/)
• Goldammer, Goldammer, J.G., E. Brunn, A. Held, A. Johst, S. Kathke, F. Meyer, K. Pahl, A. Restas, and J. Schulz. 2012. Kontrolliertes Brennen zur Pflege von Zwergstrauchheiden (Calluna vulgaris) auf munitionsbelasteten Flächen: Problemstellung, bisherige Erfahrungen und geplantes Vorgehen im Pilotvorhaben im Naturschutzgebiet „Heidehof-Golmberg“ (Landkreis Teltow-Fläming). Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 127, 65-95. ISBN 978-3-7843-4027-2
• Freiburg White Paper on the Use of Prescribed Fire in Land Management, Nature Conservation and Forestry in Temperate-Boreal Eurasia (2010) (PDF, 2.9 MB)
• Special Issue of UNECE/FAO International Forest Fire News (No. 38) “Fire Management in Cultural and Natural Landscapes, Nature Conservation and Forestry in Temperate-Boreal Eurasia” (2010)
• Special Issue of UNECE/FAO International Forest Fire News (No. 30) on ”Prescribed Burning in Northwest Europe and the Baltic Region” (2004)
• The Use of Prescribed Fire in the Land Management of Western and Baltic Europe: An Overview (2004) (PDF, 610 KB)
• Goldammer, J.G., A. Held, and D. Nagy. 2004. Stand und Perspektiven der Anwendung von kontrolliertem Feuer in Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege in Deutschland. In: Feuer und Beweidung las Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland. Ökonomische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten (T. Keienburg und J. Prüter, eds.), 13-17. NNA-Berichte 17 (2), Alfred-Toepfer-Akademie für Naturschutz, Schneverdingen.
• History of Fire in Land-Use Systems of the Baltic Region (1998)
• Fire History of Central Europe (2000) (PDF, 0.5 MB)
• Feuereinsatz im Naturschutz in Mitteleuropa – Ein Positionspapier <Use of fire in nature conservation in Central Europe. A position paper> <in German>
• Nutzung des Feuers in mittel- und nordeuropäischen Landschaften <Use of fire in Central and Northern European landscapes> <in German>
• Rekonstruktion der Feuergeschichte einer nordischen Wald- und Kulturlandschaft: Fallbeispiel Nationalpark Tiveden (Südschweden) <Reconstruction of fire history of a Nordic forest and cultural landscape: The Tiveden National Park example> <in German>
• Bibliography: Feuerökologie Mitteleuropas <Fire ecology of Central Europe>
• Bibliography: Reconstruction of Fire History in the United Kingdom
• Long-Time Record of Fire and Open Canopy in a High Biodiversity Forest in Southeast Sweden (PDF, 0.8 MB)
• The Muirburn Code 2008 (principal legislation constraints that apply for the wise use of fire in moorland management of Scotland) (PDF, 1.6 MB)
• Prescribed burning on Moorland: Supplement to the Muirburn Code – A Guide to Best Practice(PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Review of the impacts of heather and grassland burning in the uplands on soils, hydrology and biodiversity (PDF, 1.0 MB)
• Impact of prescribed burning on the nutrient balance of heathlands (Lueneburg heathlands Germany) (PDF, 0.6 MB)
• The Heather and Grass Burning Code 2007 (PDF, 148 KB)
• FIRES Policy Brief 2010 (PDF, 0.4 MB)
• Fire Paradox Policy Brief Integrated Fire Management
  • English version (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • French version (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Spanish version (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Portuguese version (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Italian version (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Greek version (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Russian version (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Goldammer, J.G. 2000. Global transition in fire and fire management: Retrospectives and perspectives. Fifth E.V. Komarek Sr. Memorial Fire Ecology Lecture. In: Fire and forest ecology: innovative silviculture and vegetation management (W. Keith Moser and Cynthia F. Moser, eds.). Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference Proceedings, No. 21. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A. (PDF, 0.4 MB)
• Einsatz des Kontrollierten Feuers in Naturschutz, Landschaftspflege und Forstwirtschaft – Erfahrungen und Perspektiven für Deutschland (2009) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Feuerökologie – Einführung und Durchsetzung eines Begriffs. In: Jetzt ist die Landschaft ein Katalog voller Wörter. Beiträge zur Sprache der Ökologie (Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Valerio 5, 2007) (PDF, 6.9 MB)

Background information on the use of prescribed burning outside of Europe is provided:

• 2015 National Prescribed Fire Use Survey Report (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Prescribed Fire; Case Studies, Decision Aids, and Planning Guides. Fire Management Today, Vol. 66, No. 1 (Special Issue) (PDF, 3.6 MB)
• Fire Ecology Monitoring Protocol for the Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network (Natural Resource Report NPS/HTLN/NRR – 2011/294) (PDF, 5.2 MB)