MAIA Webinar – Wildfires and Forest Management: Part III
The third edition of the Maia Webinar series on Wildfires and Forest Management takes place 4 August 2023 from 11:00 to 11:45...
EFI Resilience blog widens focus by looking to the Mediterranean
The European Forest Institute’s Resilience Blog, managed by its Resilience Research Programme, has launched a new section for articles covering topics related...
Does land governance help prevent wildfires?
In Southern Europe, the impacts caused by large fires are increasingly significant, despite enhanced efforts in active firefighting and the introduction of...
Declaration on the management of large wildfires in Spain seeks broad support
Spain is facing a complex problem that is getting worse every day with climate change: fires are becoming more intense and have...
Recommendations on wildfire prevention now available in translation
A greater number of stakeholders involved in wildfire management will be able to access a recent publication on wildfire prevention, thanks to...
Lightning-ignited wildfires and holdover time
Lightning is the most important ignition source of natural wildfires worldwide. Lightning-ignited wildfires are an important component of the fire regime in...
Fighting fire by sharing knowledge
The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a firefighting platform with an initial selection of some 30 smart patent information searches giving...
ResAlliance project public launch
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, which cause high damages and losses in agriculture and forestry....
Forest fires: how to deal with them?
Last year Spain closed its worst year ever for forest fires. According to official figures, 4 out of every 10 hectares burnt...
New recommendations on wildfire prevention in the Mediterranean
Numerous wildfire management initiatives are considered or implemented at subnational, national, and regional levels across the Mediterranean. Yet a more concerted approach...
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Landscape Fire Governance Framework: addressing complexity and uncertainty
Landscape fires are increasingly becoming a global problem, with over 300 million hectares burned annually. These fires are assuming increasingly extreme characteristics...
