Approaches to assessing economic impacts of wildfires

Abstract

The article analyzes forest fires based on statistical data, considers methods for assessing economic damage from forest fires. In recent years, the devastating impact of wildfires has become a major topic of discussion around the world. Researchers and specialists express concern that forest fires are becoming more intense and widespread, which poses a threat to environmental safety. The increasing frequency and severity of forest fires pose a growing threat to biodiversity. Households, business entities, state and municipal authorities incur high economic costs due to fires. The smoke from fires poisons the air and contributes to an increase in the concentration of carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide and other harmful impurities. This greatly affects the health of people. First, this applies to children and those who have chronic respiratory diseases. This is also typical for the largest region on permafrost - the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The problem of assessing damage from forest fires must be solved taking into account regional characteristics, which, in particular, in Yakutia can include a relatively high degree of depletion and low productivity of forests, huge territories, and hence the high cost-intensity of restoration measures. Damage caused by forest fires must be assessed to determine whether the costs incurred are worthwhile in order to avoid negative consequences. The ratio of the costs of damages to the costs of preventing them determines the return on investment and the further choice of the most effective measures to protect the environment. The purpose of the study is to analyze wildfires in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The object of research is the forest fund of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).