RE: European Stories
National Parks, Wildfires and the Challenge of Protection
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S10 • E84 Jun 16, 2026 30mClimate change, drought and increasingly severe wildfires are putting Europe's national parks under pressure. Using the Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland region as an example, this report explores the tension between nature conservation and public safety. After losing their home in the 2022 wildfire, one local couple questions whether enough preventive action was taken, while experts are developing new strategies to better manage and combat future fires.