Forest fire risk mapping using GIS and remote sensing in two major landscapes of Nepal

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  • Ashok Parajuli
    Division Forest Office, Khotang, Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment, Province 1, Nepal
  • Ambika Prasad Gautam
    Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu
  • Sundar Prasad Sharma
    Department of Forests and Soil Conservation, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Krishna Bahadur Bhujel
    Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu
  • Gagan Sharma
    Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Division, Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment, Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal
  • Purna Bahadur Thapa
    Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu
  • Bhuwan Singh Bist
    The School of Forestry and Natural Resource Management, IOF, Kritipur, Nepal
  • Shrijana Poudel
Forest fires have increased at an alarming rate in recent years, with multiple consequences in Nepal's forest ecosystem and landscapes. The research used remote sensing and GIS technology as well as statistical tools for developing forest fires risk models in two major landscapes of Nepal, i.e., Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) and Chitwan Annapurna Landscape (CHAL). A multi-parametric weighted index model was adopted to derive and demarcate the forest fire-risk map with risk variables such as vegetation, topographic factors, land surface temperature, and proximity to the road and settlements. To enhance the use of a fire risk map, collinearity between variables was checked (VIF <2) and validated with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) hotspots and Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) method. The MODIS hotspot data from 2001 to 2018 was also evaluated which indicates that the number of fire counts has a strong relation (R2 =0.82) with the burn area. Broadleaved forest in the pre-monsoon season is highly vulnerable to forest fire. More than half of the total forested area (65%) is in high fire risk, particularly in the TAL region. The study results could assist the decision-makers to implement preventive measures by minimizing the risk and impacts of forest fires.

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Tudalennau (o-i)2569-2586
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CyfnodolynGeomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk
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Dyddiad ar-lein cynnar7 Rhag 2019
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StatwsCyhoeddwyd - 1 Ion 2020
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