Economists argue on 2026-08-20 that current approaches to drought and wildfire management are economically inefficient, and that investment in degraded land restoration represents a sound economic strategy for building resilience. The analysis applies to governments and businesses across Europe, North America, and Africa.
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Investment to restore degraded land is an investment in economic resilience, write Diane Holdorf and Mahmoud Mohieldin.
Our Approach to Drought and Wildfire Is Economically Backwards apple.news/AHU5YK9FBQ2a... This year, governments and businesses across Europe,North America and parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean have been contending with the impacts of severe drought and wildfires. Eve...