French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season.
FILE - Firefighters battle a large fire at Chiberta forest in Anglet, southwestern France, Thursday, July 30, 2020. French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season, part of a series of proposed measures to tackle growing destruction and dangers from climate change-related blazes.
An amendment also adopted by lawmakers would ban smoking in or near all forests and woods when authorities deem the fire-risk to be elevated. The fire season that was commonly in summer is in drought-hit areas of southern France and other parts of Europe where climate warming poses the greatest risks.
France’s firefighters have already battled woodland-destroying blazes that started unusually early this year.
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