Resilience

Resilience refers to the ability of a system to bounce back from a disturbance or adapt to change. Relating to forests, it is how forest-related socio-ecological systems can respond to change in a manner that maintains critical interrelations (ecosystem functions/services/goods) within the systems.1 For Mediterranean forests, resilience is a term with many applications, particularly for climate, community and ecology.

FIRE-RES Open Innovation Challenge info session

In recent years, Europe has experienced a significant increase in the frequency and intensity of wildfires. These extreme wildfires have resulted in devastating consequences,...

Opportunities for tenure track professorships in Brazil

The Luiz de Queiroz Agriculture School (ESALQ) at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) is seeking applications for tenure-track professorships in three specialities. Forestry and...

Second MAIA Webinar on Climate Change and Agriculture: Agroforestry

On 8 September, tune in to this webinar organised by the MAIA Project to learn more about some European projects working on climate change...
Climate protesters with "there is no planet B" sign.

Climate anxiety: are forests a way out of it?

Every time we open social media or turn on the television, we are bombarded by news of environmental disasters and the many other impacts...

Meet the jury of the #EyesOnEarth contest!

The #EyesOnEarth contest is an initiative seeking to promote innovative approaches and initiatives that foster the protection and sustainability of forests. Involving eight countries...
Young people holding hands.

Empowering Mediterranean youth as agents of change for a sustainable future

The Mediterranean youth are at the forefront of driving positive change in their region, determined to advance the Sustainable Development Goals and secure a better...

Share your views on a new Fire Education Platform!

Extreme wildfires are a global threat, and the European Commission is investing significant resources in researching and developing new models for their investigation. One...

MAIA Webinar: Wildfires and Forest Management Part II – Lessons learned

The recent surge in massive fires around the world has brought to light the need for a more coordinated approach to fire management. These...

ForestPaths Features #2: Exploring the project’s next generation assessment framework

ForestPaths has released the second publication from its ForestPaths Features series – an information note tackling the question of How can models help achieve...

Project MAIA: Maximizing climate change research impact and synergy

The MAIA project is a European Commission initiative that aims to act as an impact multiplier of climate research projects. It’s funded under the...

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Local community participation and volunteerism in wildfire area management: a systematic...

The study contributes to the development of the perception of what kind of fire management approach can be developed by considering the socio-economic structures...

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