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"en.20100906.19.1-240"2
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"In the European Union, unfortunately, several hundred thousand hectares of forest burn every year. Just this year, the area burned in Portugal is in excess of 100 000 hectares. Not even protected areas like Peneda-Gerês escaped: more than 8 000 hectares burned in that national park alone.
These recurrent disasters destroy natural and cultural heritage, lead to irreparable damage to biodiversity, destroy infrastructure, and exacerbate environmental problems. The European Union does not invest in fire prevention. Moreover, many of these fires are the result of desertification and of the lack of policies for the rural sector. I therefore argue that it is time, that it is urgent for the European Union to adopt a forest fire-prevention strategy and to intensify programmes of aid to the rural sector."@en1
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