How Green Policies Fuel Fires In Europe

The European Union's Green Deal designates 30% of Europe as nature-protected by 2030, increasing deadwood and tree cover density.

Protected areas in southwestern Europe constitute 38% of forest land but 55% of burned area in recent fires.

EU regulations make it harder for small farms to survive, accelerating rural exodus and hindering preventive actions like controlled burns.

Forestry professor Víctor Resco de Dios says environmental legislation is based on ideology, not ecology or forestry science.

Fires burned more intensely on protected lands in Australia, California, and southwestern Europe, making them more dangerous to nearby residents.