Ismahil Shkur Zahir

Assessing trends and drivers of burned areas in forest areas in the Kurdistan Region

Wildfires pose an escalating threat to the oak-dominated forests of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where long-term fire trends and predictors have remained poorly quantified. This study assessed interannual variability and long-term trends in total and forest-specific burned area from 2001 to 2024, examined spatial diff...