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Why Fire Suppression Persists: Territorial Politics and the Criminalisation of Fire in India’s Political Forests
CASAS’ member Kapil Yadav has published this article with Emma Tebbs & Kate Schreckenberg in Antipode. Abstract: Why does fire suppression remain central to forest governance globally, despite the increasing recognition of fire’s ecological and livelihood significance? This study examines the persistence of fire suppression in India, arguing that it continues not for ecological reasons…