Environmental and political implications of underestimated cropland burning in Ukraine

Open burning is illegal in Ukraine, yet Ukraine has, on average, 300 times more fire activity per year (2001–2019) than most European countries. In 2016 and 2017, 47% of Ukraine was identified as cultivated area, with a total of 70% of land area dedicated to agricultural use. Over 57% of all active...

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Main Authors: Joanne V Hall, Sergiy V Zibtsev, Louis Giglio, Sergii Skakun, Viktor Myroniuk, Oleksandr Zhuravel, Johann Georg Goldammer, Nataliia Kussul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abfc04