Fire is a defining ecological process in tropical ecosystems, shaping vegetation structure, nutrient cycles, and biodiversity. As climate change and human activities intensify, fire regimes are shifting—changing their frequency, intensity, and seasonality—and challenging the resilience of tropical open landscapes.
This webinar brought together leading scientists from Brazil, Ivory Coast, and India to explore how fire shapes tropical open ecosystems and how changing fire regimes affect ecosystem function and resilience.
Speakers
• Alessandra Fidelis — Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil
• Brigitte N’Dri — Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
• Jayashree Ratnam — National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India
Moderator
• Imma Oliveras Menor — Research Director at AMAP–IRD (France) and Senior Researcher at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Together, the presentations highlighted regional perspectives from South America, West Africa, and South Asia, underscoring the importance of integrated, science-based fire management to support ecosystem resilience in a rapidly changing world.
