Forest Fires in Georgia, in the Background of Ongoing Climate Change

Abstract

Forests in Georgia, in addition to soil protection and water storage properties, also have recreational and medicinal value. On the other hand, forests play the main role in absorbing the most important greenhouse gas – carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and enriching the air with oxygen.
The importance of forest ecosystems and their sensitivity to changes in climatic elements, against the background of current climate change, manifested by frequent fires, poses an active threat to their preservation in the original form, therefore, the implementation of correct and targeted fire prevention measures is a task of state importance.