Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This study aimed to identify research seeking to answer the fundamental research question: What are the effects of forest fires on environmental sustainability? This research employed a qualitative research method using document and archive analysis. Existing documents, reports, diaries, letters, photographs, and digital content were initially examined. Areas of study were identified to classify the effects of forest fires on ecology and environmental sustainability. The first step of the study was a literature review. Data was collected from relevant literature to achieve the objectives. As part of the initial study, the General Directorate of Forestry's past fire data, including Fire Assessment Reports and Fire Action Plans, were examined in detail. Document and archive analysis is the process of systematically collecting and extracting meaning from existing documents in qualitative research. This method uses written, visual, or digital sources related to the research question, instead of direct data collection methods such as observation or interviews. The documents obtained as a result of the research were classified and systematically organized. The obtained documents were linked to the research question. It is clear that the damage and negative impacts caused by forest fires will be similar to their effects on the environment on a broader scale. Forest fires do have some beneficial effects, but these are insignificant compared to the environmental damage. The revelation that the vast majority of forest fires are caused by human activity is expected to encourage authorities to take preventative measures.
Source: Research Square
Author: Ahmet FİDANOĞLU
Institution: Kilis 7 Aralık University
Language: English
Topic: Fire effects on ecosystems
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDGs: Climate action, Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204125082