Wildfires

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.

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 easy access...

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. In this...

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 in the...

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 could harness...
FirEUrisk event

New FirEUrisk training: Mapping the Wildland – Urban Interface (WUI)

The Horizon 2020 FirEUrisk Project is organising a series of training events to spread awareness on the work and results of the projects. The first training, on...
Firefighter and wildfire

Communicating the important role of sustainable forest management to prevent wildfires

The Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (FOREST EUROPE) is currently working on the pan-European forest risk awareness mechanism (FoRISK) to...
PyroLife 2023 Conference

PyroLife 2023 Conference: the four axes of diversity of wildfire

The EU-funded PhD Training Programme on Integrated Fire Management PyroLife will host its 2023 Conference in Barcelona, Spain, between 14 and 16 March 2023. The event will include...
FirEUrisk event

The FirEUrisk fuel classification system and the European fuel map

The Horizon 2020 FirEUrisk Project is promoting a series of training events to support the sharing and the inception of the project's results between...
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 the framework...
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 disturbances may affect soil variables. The main...

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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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