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100			_aVasudeva, S.P.
245			_aDisastrous forest fires: management and control
260			_c2018
300			_ap.237-253.
362			_aJun
520			_aForest fires are the most common hazard in forests causing havoc with biodiversity. Forest fires may occur naturally; however, about 80 per cent of forest fires in the world are caused by human beings. Forest Survey of India estimates that about half of the country?s forests are affected by fire. The negative effects of forest fires override the beneficial effects requiring their strategic management. Management of forest fires through the disaster management continuum would lead to systematic tackling with better results. Involvement of communities with their viewpoint in devising strategy for forest fire prevention and control is required. Integrated approach incorporating ecological, economic, social, cultural and religious considerations, and rational knowledge of local people through consultative process to be considered by a fully accountable nodal department would go a long way in managing this disastrous menace. - Reproduced.
650			_aSDGS
650			_aNational disaster management authority
650			_aForest fires - India
650			_aForest fires
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a117329
999			_c117323 _d117323