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One of the most salient threats to Mediterranean forest areas – and one that is greatly exacerbated by climate change – is the increasing risk of wildfires to forest ecosystems. Early detection and firefighting efforts, and above all, forest management and prevention, are key to mitigating fire risk for forests and the people who rely on them.

Forest Fires

New post-doc opportunities in the FIRE RES project

The Centro de Estudos Florestais do Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) is looking for two Doctors / PhDs to do research within...
Forest soil

HoliSoils surveys on soil vulnerability to natural disturbances

Originally posted on the HoliSoils website: Holisoils launched a set of three surveys to collect expert opinions on how natural...
Forest fire in Portugal

Educating for change: toolkit for high schools on wildfires and climate change

Wildfires are one of the most pressing environmental concerns in many countries worldwide, especially in the context of climate change. In this...
Forest Fire

HoliSoils publication on how soil recovers from forest fires

Originally posted on the HoliSoils website: A new article, from the framework of the HoliSoils project, sheds light on how...
8th International Wildland Fire Conference save the date

8th International Wildland Fire Conference

The 8th International Wildland Fire Conference (IWFC) offers a unique opportunity to showcase your technical and service solutions with over 1.500 wildfire...

Local initiatives to mitigate wildfire risk in Spain

Spain, like many other countries in Europe, has been burning for the last few weeks. The wildfire in Sierra de la Culebra,...

Improving community land management through association arrangements in Portugal

The Center for Applied Ecology Baeta Neves (CEABN) is currently conducting a research project called SAFER-LANDS, which is focused on exploring an...

Citizen science and its contribution to controlling acacia forests in Portugal

Many forest ecosystems worldwide are under threat after the invasion of exotic invasive plant species and Portugal is no exception. One of...

Rural development funding and wildfire prevention

Rural landscapes in Southern Europe have been increasingly exposed to wildfires during the last decades due to climate and land use changes....

Sustainable cork management reduces the risk of forest fires

The International Day of Forests was celebrated on 21 March. This year, the UN has decided to focus on SDG 12: "Ensuring...

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EUSTAFOR calls on EU to promote global sustainable and multifunctional forestry

The FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 estimated that 420 million ha of forest was deforested between 1990 and 2020, with...

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