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...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
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...