Long-term strategy needed to prevent fires

In a recent interview, Archbishop Theodoros Kontidis of Athens calls for pursuing “a long-term strategy” for forestation amid the disastrous fires that have drawn the world’s attention, and warns that a fire, in one day, “can change a family’s life forever”. “I t’s clear to us that we need to change the type of forest we have. For example, pine trees are uncontrollable in a fire, so we need to change and implement a long-term strategy...”. In an interview on Monday, 19 August, on the blazing fires in Greece, Archbishop Theodoros Kontidis, sj, of Athens,  addressed the tragedy and explored how to better safeguard the environment, and practically prevent their onset. In the conversation following Pope Francis’ recent appeal offering closeness to the suffering population, Archbishop Kontidis observed how our own changing of habits, ...