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1. Fire emission abatement potential by shifting fire regimes in global savannas: a reassessment using the fifth version of the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED5)
Roland Vernooij, Tom Eames, Dave van Wees, Yang Chen, James T. Randerson, Jeremy Russell-Smith, Cameron Yates, Guido R. van der Werf
International Journal of Wildland Fire  vol: 35  issue: 2  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1071/WF25246

2. Research, monitoring, and reflection as a guide to the management of complex ecosystems: The case of fire in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Brian W. van Wilgen, Tercia Strydom, Chenay Simms, Izak P. J. Smit
Conservation Science and Practice  vol: 4  issue: 4  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/csp2.12658

3. Fire ecology and management in South Africa: A history of research achievements and future challenges
Brian W. van Wilgen
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 177  first page: 699  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2025.01.004

4. Savanna fire management can generate enough carbon revenue to help restore Africa’s rangelands and fill protected area funding gaps
Timothy H. Tear, Nicholas H. Wolff, Geoffrey J. Lipsett-Moore, Mark E. Ritchie, Natasha S. Ribeiro, Lisanne S. Petracca, Peter A. Lindsey, Luke Hunter, Andrew J. Loveridge, Franziska Steinbruch
One Earth  vol: 4  issue: 12  first page: 1776  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.11.013

5. Choose, then choose again: Navigating desirability sets in social–ecological systems management
Xuan Tung Vu, Sylvie Huet, Jean-Denis Mathias
Ecological Modelling  vol: 521  first page: 111738  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2026.111738

6. Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia
Perdinan, Raden Eliasar Prabowo Tjahjono, Delta Yova Dwi Infrawan, Ardi Nur Armanto, Syafararisa Dian Pratiwi, Erianto Indra Putra, Yonvitner, Shabrina Oktaviani, Kania Gita Lestari, Ryco Farysca Adi, Ade Reno Sudiarno, Evi Kaban, Rosalia Widyaningrum, Jansen Mayor
World Development Sustainability  vol: 4  first page: 100137  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.wds.2024.100137

7. Fire frequency and seasonality in the miombo woodlands of the Greater Kafue Ecosystem, Zambia, and implications for fire management
Brian W. van Wilgen, Hayden Wilson, Andrew Purdon
Fire Ecology  vol: 22  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s42408-026-00557-6

8. Fire regimes and management options in mixed grassland-fynbos vegetation, South Africa
Izak P. J. Smit, Johan A. Baard, Brian W. van Wilgen
Fire Ecology  vol: 20  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s42408-024-00262-2

9. Changing fire regimes in East and Southern Africa’s savanna-protected areas: opportunities and challenges for indigenous-led savanna burning emissions abatement schemes
Abigail R. Croker, Jeremy Woods, Yiannis Kountouris
Fire Ecology  vol: 19  issue: 1  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1186/s42408-023-00215-1

10. Mapping the Fire–Ecosystem–People Nexus in a Southern African Mosaic: Explainable Fire-Regime Typologies and Stewardship Zones for Eswatini, 2001–2025
Wisdom M. D. Dlamini
Fire  vol: 9  issue: 7  first page: 309  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3390/fire9070309

11. Growing Resilience: Unlocking the Potential of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa
Natasha Collins, Boris van Zanten, Innocent Onah, Lizzie Marsters, Laura Jungman, Rory Hunter, Natalie von Turkovich, James Anderson, Gabriela Vidad, Todd Gartner, Brenden Jongman
World Resources Institute  year: 2025  
doi: 10.46830/wrirpt.22.00159

12. Ecosystem diversity in southern African savannas is fueled by pyrodiversity
Víctor Fernández-García, Tercia Strydom, Dave I. Thompson, José Manuel Fernández-Guisuraga, Cristina Santín
Communications Earth & Environment  vol: 7  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1038/s43247-026-03260-1

13. Status of Anthropogenic Threats and Threatened Species Following Re-Demarcation of the Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Kahsay Gebretensae, Robert M. Chira, John Githaiga, Habte Jebessa Debella
Journal of Landscape Ecology  vol: 18  issue: 4  first page: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.2478/jlecol-2025-0025

14. Recent fire regimes in the Etosha National Park and adjacent areas in northern Namibia
Brian W. van Wilgen, Cornelis van der Waal
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 195  first page: 199  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2026.05.033

15. Trends and impacts of temperature and fire regimes in South Africa’s coastal national parks: implications for tourism
Lazarus Chapungu, Godwell Nhamo, David Chikodzi, Kaitano Dube
Natural Hazards  vol: 120  issue: 5  first page: 4485  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1007/s11069-023-06384-1

16. Declining anthropogenic wildfires in South American savannas
Yuxin Lou, Qi Zhang, Yaqi Jiang, Cong Gao, Chunming Shi
Global and Planetary Change  vol: 258  first page: 105305  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2026.105305

17. QUEIMADAS EM ANGOLA: UMA ANÁLISE À LUZ DO GUIA DA UNESCO PARA A GESTÃO DO RISCO DE INCÊNDIO E DA ENAC 2022-2035
Fernando Vianeque Agostinho, José Luís Mateus Alexandre, Manuel Caca João Toni, Carla Marlene de Carvalho Évora Bendrau
RECIMA21 - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar - ISSN 2675-6218  vol: 7  issue: 9  first page: e798974  year: 2026  
doi: 10.47820/recima21.v7i9.8974

18. Monitoring the spatial spillover effects of wildfire carbon emissions and urban settlements on biodiversity loss in sub-Saharan Africa
Md. Emran Hossain, Shamsa Kanwal, Sana Fatima, Abdullah Önden, Mohd Ziaur Rehman, Mohammed Alnour
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology  vol: 32  issue: 7  first page: 757  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/13504509.2025.2557199

19. Wildfire risk assessment and hotspot analysis in an African savanna ecosystem: the Eastern Okavango Panhandle, Botswana
Patience Mashaire, Lenyeletse Vincent Basupi, Gizaw Mengistu Tsidu
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change  vol: 9  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1797690

20. The effects of fire frequency on vegetation structure and mammal assemblages in a savannah‐woodland system
Willem A. Nieman, Brian W. van Wilgen, Frans G. T. Radloff, Craig J. Tambling, Alison J. Leslie
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 60  issue: 3  first page: 407  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/aje.12971

21. Wildfire Management Strategies and Ecosystem Resilience in Ghana’s Savannah Ecological Zone Amidst Climate Change: A Systematic Review of Literature
Aline Mwintome Naawa, Fousseini Folega, Amos Kabobah, Kangbéni Dimobe, Kperkouma Wala
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT)  first page: 895  year: 2024  
doi: 10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24JUN452

22. Understanding local actors’ perspective of threats to the sustainable management of communal rangeland and the role of Participatory GIS (PGIS): the case of Vulindlela, South Africa
Matilda Azong Cho, O. Mutanga, T. Mabhaudhi
South African Geographical Journal  vol: 105  issue: 4  first page: 516  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/03736245.2023.2190153

23. Too much, too late: fires and reactive wildfire management in northern Botswana’s forests and woodland savannas
L Cassidy, JS Perkins, J Bradley
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 39  issue: 1  first page: 160  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2022.2033833

24. Assessment of the Role of Fire Regime as a Determinant of Habitat Selection by Medium‐Sized Grazers in a West African Savanna
Omobayo Ghislain Zoffoun, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Côme Agossa Linsoussi, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou
Ecology and Evolution  vol: 16  issue: 5  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1002/ece3.73688

25. Integrating remote sensing, expert knowledge, and field data can accurately identify and prioritise ecosystem shifts in semi-arid savannas
L M Vermeulen, C Wigley-Coetsee, B Verbist, K Van Meerbeek, J Slingsby, P N Bernardino, B Somers
Environmental Research Communications  vol: 7  issue: 12  first page: 121003  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/ae20e1

26. A review of the responses of medium- to large-sized African mammals to fire
Willem A Nieman, Brian W van Wilgen, Frans GT Radloff, Alison J Leslie
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 39  issue: 3  first page: 249  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2021.1918765

27. Fire weather severity in southern Africa is increasing faster and more extensively in the late than in the early dry season
Sílvia Catarino, João M. N. Silva, Alana K. Neves, Duarte Oom, José M. C. Pereira
International Journal of Wildland Fire  vol: 34  issue: 3  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1071/WF24002

28. Can seasonal fire management reduce the risk of carbon loss from wildfires in a protected Guinea savanna?
Joana Awuah, Stuart W. Smith, James D. M. Speed, Bente J. Graae
Ecosphere  vol: 13  issue: 11  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1002/ecs2.4283

29. Where is the evidence? Mapping the fire–biodiversity knowledge base of northern Australian savannas
John W. Patykowski, Helen T. Murphy, Anna E. Richards, Eric P. Vanderduys, Barry Hunter, Harinandanan Paramjyothi, Ruchira Somaweera, Graeme R. Gillespie, Jeremy Russell-Smith, Michael M. Douglas, Samantha A. Setterfield, Justin J. Perry
International Journal of Wildland Fire  vol: 35  issue: 9  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1071/WF26108

30. Fire’s Effects on Grassland Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation
Hui Yan, Guixiang Liu
Sustainability  vol: 13  issue: 21  first page: 12016  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/su132112016

31. Contemporary management has altered the fire regime of a large protected area: evaluating management outcomes and future directions
M. A. Cowan, V. Cooper, M. M. Douglas, M. Rawlinson, N. A. Rossiter-Rachor, S. A. Setterfield
Fire Ecology  vol: 22  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1186/s42408-026-00506-3

32. Is global burned area declining due to cropland expansion? How much do we know based on remotely sensed data?
Maria Zubkova, Michael L. Humber, Louis Giglio
International Journal of Remote Sensing  vol: 44  issue: 4  first page: 1132  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/01431161.2023.2174389

33. A two-decade analysis of the spatial and temporal variations in burned areas across Zimbabwe
Munyaradzi Davis Shekede, Samuel Kusangaya, Courage B. Chavava, Isaiah Gwitira, Abel Chemura, Alessandra Giannini
PLOS Climate  vol: 3  issue: 1  first page: e0000201  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000201

34. Predicting plant extinction risk in a biodiversity hotspot: environmental and anthropogenic drivers in the Western Cape, South Africa
Edith J. Singini
Biodiversity and Conservation  vol: 35  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s10531-025-03234-3

35. An analysis of the recent fire regimes in the Angolan catchment of the Okavango Delta, Central Africa
Brian W. van Wilgen, Helen M. de Klerk, Marion Stellmes, Sally Archibald
Fire Ecology  vol: 18  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1186/s42408-022-00138-3

36. Spatiotemporal analysis of vegetation fires and hot spots in watersheds in southeastern Amazonia
Wanderson Carvalho da silva, Adilson Pacheco Souza, André Jasper
Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física  vol: 18  issue: 1  first page: 537  year: 2025  
doi: 10.26848/rbgf.v18.1.p537-549

37. Understanding fire intensity in the Sudanian savannah of Western Africa: Implications for sustainable fire management
Omobayo Ghislain Zoffoun, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Thanh Thi Nguyen, Brice Sinsin, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou
African Journal of Ecology  vol: 62  issue: 2  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1111/aje.13278

38. Géostratégie et considérations écologiques pour la gestion des feux de végétation en Afrique de l’Ouest
Bareremna Afelu, Kombate Bimare, Tionhonkélé Drissa Soro, Somiyabalo Pilabina, Komlan Edou, Marra Dourma, Kouami Kokou
VertigO  year: 2025  
doi: 10.4000/1431p

39. A landsat-based burned area atlas (2000–2023) for the Niassa Special Reserve, Mozambique using U-Net deep learning
Cremildo R.G. Dias, Alana K. Neves, João M.N. Silva, Natasha S. Ribeiro, José M.C. Pereira
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing  vol: 230  first page: 147  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2025.09.005

40. A framework for integrative socioecological conservation solutions
Fazal Ullah, Saddam Saqib, Hou Qin‐zheng, You‐Cai Xiong
Conservation Biology  vol: 40  issue: 3  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1111/cobi.70237

41. Flora and fire in an old-growth Central African forest-savanna mosaic: a checklist of the Parc National des Plateaux Batéké (Gabon)
Gretchen M. Walters, Diosdado Nguema, Raoul Niangadouma
Plant Ecology and Evolution  vol: 155  issue: 2  first page: 189  year: 2022  
doi: 10.5091/plecevo.85954

42. Community‐Based Fire Management in East and Southern African Savanna‐Protected Areas: A Review of the Published Evidence
Abigail R. Croker, Jeremy Woods, Yiannis Kountouris
Earth's Future  vol: 11  issue: 9  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1029/2023EF003552

43. A laissez-faire management approach in a grassland landscape results in a fine-scale, spatio-temporally heterogeneous fire pattern
Marc E Stalmans, Ed TF Witkowski, Kevin Balkwill
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 39  issue: 1  first page: 175  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2021.1987321

44. Spatio‐temporal variations of wildfire in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe 2002–2022
Knowledge Kudakwashe Mawere, Idah Rutendo Shangwa, Nobesuthu Ngwenya, Tawanda Tarakini, Jane Nyaradzayi Chirimumarara, Daphine Madhlamoto, Henry Ndaimani, Roseline Mandisodza‐Chikerema, Courage Mutema
Journal of Applied Ecology  vol: 63  issue: 9  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.70573

45. Habitat selection by stone partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro‐tropical Sudan savanna
Nguvan M. Agaigbe, Emmanuel Thompson, Fidelis A. Atuo
The Journal of Wildlife Management  vol: 90  issue: 5  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1002/jwmg.70203

46. And it burns, burns, burns, the ring-of-fire: Reviewing and harmonizing terminology on wildfire management and policy
Gabriela Huidobro, Lukas Giessen, Sarah L. Burns
Environmental Science & Policy  vol: 157  first page: 103776  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103776

47. Impacts of Diffuse Land-Use on Plant Diversity Patterns in the Miombo Woodlands of Western Zambia
Priscilla Sichone, Jens Oldeland, Patrick Phiri, Norbert Jürgens, Ute Schmiedel
Diversity  vol: 15  issue: 6  first page: 739  year: 2023  
doi: 10.3390/d15060739

48. The recent fire regimes of Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga national parks, Angola
Willem A Nieman
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 41  issue: 2  first page: 90  year: 2024  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2023.2208626

49. Community structure, biomass, and tree species composition across soil and fire gradients in a threatened Amazonian savanna
Vanessa Sousa Gomes, Viviane Vasconcelos Corrêa Dourado, José Júlio Toledo, Albertina Pimentel Lima, Rodrigo Ferreira Fadini
Plant Ecology  vol: 226  issue: 11-12  first page: 1251  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s11258-025-01564-4

50. Woody cover change in relation to fire history and land-use in the savanna-woodlands of north-east Namibia (1996–2019)
Glynis Humphrey, Conor Eastment, Lindsey Gillson, M Timm Hoffman
African Journal of Range & Forage Science  vol: 39  issue: 1  first page: 96  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2989/10220119.2021.2005145

51. Insights on the dynamics of Miombo woody vegetation in Niassa Special Reserve, northern Mozambique
Matola Salimo, Victorino Buramuge, Aide Farão, Aniceto Chauque, Romana Bandeira, Jone Fernando, Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros, Cristina Branquinho, Natasha Ribeiro
International Journal of Wildland Fire  vol: 34  issue: 5  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1071/WF24060