# Recognition of Loss & Damage from wildfires is key for climate justice

**Authors:** Renata M. da Veiga, Maria L. F. Barbosa, Fiona R. Spuler, Igor J. M. Ferreira, Julia Mindlin, Douglas I. Kelley, Victoria Matusevich, Regina R. Rodrigues, Ane Alencar, Daniel C. Ratilla, Liana O. Anderson, Michel Valette, Renata Libonati, Rodrigo A. Estevez, Tainan Kumaruara, Caroline Camilo Dantas, Santiago I. Hurtado

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02968-w · 2025-11-14

## TL;DR

The paper argues that addressing wildfire impacts through climate justice frameworks is crucial for supporting affected communities.

## Contribution

The novelty lies in advocating for wildfires to be formally included in the UN climate change Loss & Damage framework.

## Key findings

- Wildfires are increasingly significant climate-related crises.
- Inclusion in the Loss & Damage framework can aid prevention and recovery efforts.
- Climate justice requires addressing wildfire impacts for vulnerable communities.

## Abstract

Wildfires are becoming one of the defining climate-related crises of the twenty-first century. We argue that their inclusion in the Loss & Damage framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is essential to support prevention, recovery and justice for the most affected communities.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** deaths (MESH:D003643), Fire (MESH:D000092422), food insecurity (MESH:D005517), Damage (MESH:D020263)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12618223