This document discusses forest fires in Spain and their causes and consequences. It notes that forest fires are one of the most important environmental threats worldwide. This year has been devastating for forest fires in Spain, especially in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula like Galicia. The majority of fires are caused by human activities like negligence and arson, though climate change is increasing fire risks. Forest fires have significant negative environmental, economic, and social impacts through loss of biodiversity, erosion, pollution, and destruction of properties and industries.

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2. INTRODUCTION
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
ENVIRONMENTAL THREATEN ON THE WORLD
ARE THE FOREST FIRES
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A DESOLATING SEASON
IN SPAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH WEST OF
THE IBERIAN PENINSULA

3. AND IS VERY RELATED WITH FOREST FIRES

4. CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION
THERE ARE FIVE MAIN CAUSES FOR
DEFORESTATION

5. FROM 74.000 TO 93.000 KM2 ARE
CUTTING EVERY YEAR ON THE
WORLD

6. EVERY YEAR AN AREA OF TREES
SIMILAR TO PANAMA IS
DESTROYED FOR CATTLE RAISING

7. DISCONTROLLED
URBANIZATION
TREE DISEASES
AND …

8. FOREST FIRES

9. SPAIN IS ON FIRE
the most of fires are in the North West area

10. FROM 2000 TO 2016

13. GALICIA HAS BEEN DEVASTATED
MORE THA N ONE HUNDRED FIRES IN A WEEK IN OCTOBER OF
2017

15. our region
Merida is in the middle of Extremadura

16. BURNT AREA IN SPAIN
Galicia 30%
Andalucía 13 %
Extremadura 10%

17. 1995 WAS THE WORST YEAR
250.000 Ha were fired
FIRED AREA IN SPAIN

19. thanks to the public
investments in the fight
against the fire

20. FOREST FIRES
CONSEQUENCES

21. LOSS OF
BIODIVERSITY

22. EROSION AND
DESERTIFICATION

23. POLLUTION OF
WATER AND SOIL OF
THE AREA

24. INCREASE OF THE
GLOBAL WARMING
EFFECTS
Climate change is
increasing because of
fires

25. ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL
CONSEQUENCES
Properties and
economical activities
are destroyed by fires

26. THE MOST OF FIRES ARE CAUSED BY THE
HUMAN BEING (98%)

28. small instances of negligences
and
pyromaniacs

29. is not only an economical or political matter

30. Our project is committed to this goal

32. Mapping the conditions for environmental
improvement in a European context