FT News in Focus

Catastrophic forest fires in Portugal raise wider concerns


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Portugal's devastating forest fire is forcing the authorities to question whether land use or the wider issue of climate change may have contributed to the disaster. Peter Wise, the FT's Lisbon correspondent, explains the human and economic cost of the catastrophe, and says it could prompt a change in the way the country's forests are managed.

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FT News in FocusBy Financial Times