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Table 5 Expected monetary savings related to the adoption of prescribed burning practices, according to the country and scenarios proposed by Vilén and Fernandes (2011). The minimum and maximum values correspond to 42% and 158% of the expected value, accounting for the ± 58% uncertainty in the scenarios estimates

From: Prescribed burning as a cost-effective way to address climate change and forest management in Mediterranean countries

Prescribed Burning Scenarios

France

Greece

Italy

Portugal

Spain

Scenario I

Minimum

137,224 €

36,695 €

595,330 €

451,260 €

175,958 €

Expected

326,725 €

87,369 €

1,417,451 €

1,074,429 €

418,947 €

Maximum

516,225 €

138,043 €

2,239,573 €

1,697,597 €

661,937 €

Scenario II

Minimum

686,122 €

183,474 €

2,976,648 €

2,256,300 €

879,790 €

Expected

1,633,624 €

436,844 €

7,087,257 €

5,372,143 €

2,094,737 €

Maximum

2,581,126 €

690,214 €

11,197,865 €

8,487,985 €

3,309,685 €

Scenario III

Minimum

1,783,918 €

477,034 €

7,739,284 €

5,866,380 €

2,287,453 €

Expected

4,247,423 €

1,135,795 €

18,426,867 €

13,967,571 €

5,446,316 €

Maximum

6,710,928 €

1,794,555 €

29,114,450 €

22,068,762 €

8,605,180 €

Scenario IV

Minimum

7,135,670 €

1,908,135 €

30,957,137 €

23,465,519 €

9,149,811 €

Expected

16,989,691 €

4,543,178 €

73,707,469 €

55,870,284 €

21,785,265 €

Maximum

26,843,711 €

7,178,221 €

116,457,800 €

88,275,049 €

34,420,719 €