Early scientific evidence from the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency shows that environmental damage from the fire has been limited to about half of the total area affected.
Ultimately, the environmental consequences of the fire in the Dadia National Park are smaller. According to Natural Environment & Climate Change Agencywho released very high spatial resolution (3m) satellite imagery from the Post Fire Biodiversity Recovery Hub after the fire was extinguished, early scientific evidence suggests that the fire damage was limited to about half of the total area affected.
As he points out, the zones of the National Park the most affected were A2 with 26,367 burned acres, while in the critical zone A1 with the highest density of Black Vulture nesting sites, the fire affected 4,590 acres.
To left map the total affected area whose perimeter encloses a is depicted area of ​​45,412 acres.
To right map the severity of the fire with respect to them is captured by detailed mapping its effects on the vegetation of the area. Areas where the fire spread primarily on the ground surface (16,072 acres) are marked in orange, burning forest fuel in contact with the ground (e.g., lying dry leaves and needles, small branches, grasses, and low shrubs). , leaving the tree canopy unaffected or almost unaffected. Areas where the fire burned almost all of the available vegetation (22,097 acres), from the canopy to the crown of the trees, or caused complete destruction of the vegetation, are marked in yellow. In green are the completely unburnt islands of vegetation within the affected area (6,153 acres).
The high percentage (50% of the affected area) of unburnt islets and low/moderate fire severity leaves a message of optimism for the conservation of biodiversity and rare predator and scavenger species in the area. The O.F.Y.PE.K.A. is already drawing up a comprehensive post-fire restoration plan for the area which is expected to start being implemented in the coming days. The results of the mapping will be verified and enriched in terms of their thematic information by extensive fieldwork.
It is noted that the spatial assessment of severity is a key element in understanding the post-fire assessment of biodiversity and natural capital assets for the management of burnt areas with the aim of reducing negative impacts through taking appropriate measures
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