Studi menemukan perlakuan bahan bakar menghemat $3,73 per dolar yang dibelanjakan untuk kebakaran hutan

Penelitian baru menunjukkan bahwa pembakaran terkendali dan upaya pengurangan bahan bakar lainnya oleh Dinas Kehutanan AS memberikan keuntungan ekonomi yang kuat dengan membatasi kerusakan akibat kebakaran hutan. Studi yang diterbitkan dalam jurnal Science tersebut menganalisis ratusan kebakaran di wilayah Barat Amerika Serikat. Studi itu menemukan bahwa setiap dolar yang dibelanjakan dapat menghindari hampir empat dolar biaya kesehatan, properti, dan emisi.

Analisis tersebut memeriksa 285 kebakaran hutan di 11 negara bagian wilayah Barat dari tahun 2017 hingga 2023. Perlakuan yang dilakukan mengurangi total area yang terbakar sebesar 36 persen dan memangkas kebakaran dengan tingkat keparahan sedang hingga tinggi sebesar 26 persen. Para peneliti memperkirakan penghematan sebesar $1,39 miliar dalam kerugian kesehatan dan produktivitas terkait asap, $895 juta dalam kerusakan struktural, dan $503 juta dalam emisi karbon. Proyek-proyek yang lebih besar dengan luas lebih dari 2.400 ekar terbukti paling hemat biaya.

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