Tag: resilience
Hotter, drier, more fire-prone: how climate change will reshape wildfire hazard...
In 2025, more than one million hectares burned across the EU. In Sardinia, the Mediterranean's second-largest island, just 0.6% of fires cause over half...
Coexisting with fire: FoRISK’s new factsheet on Alpine forest resilience
The FoRISK network has published the first of a two-part factsheet series on wildfire management, developed by its expert members in collaboration with FOEN/BAFU,...
Shared lessons from the Himalayas to the Mediterranean: governing forests against...
Forest fire governance is shifting from a narrow suppression model towards a broader prevention-and-resilience approach, and this is where a pan-global lens becomes highly...
INFOROAD: a WebGIS tool keeping forest roads ready for wildfire response
Wildfires are among the most significant disturbances affecting forest ecosystems worldwide, highlighting the need for efficient planning, accessibility assessment, and rapid emergency response. The...
The hidden biodiversity battle to save Europe’s forests
In the village of Suonenjoki, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) stands surrounded by a forest of pine trees. The local soils are not...
Moving beyond suppression: why fire-smart management pays off
Across the Mediterranean region, wildfires are becoming larger, more intense, and more destructive. Climate change is part of the story, but it is not...
FUTURECORK: from forest resilience to circular bioeconomy
The sustainable management of cork oak forests, cork harvesting, and the use of cork as a material play a key role in addressing climate...
Wildfires: responsible forestry as a risk mitigation tool
Wildfires in recent years have ravaged millions of hectares of forest land, destroyed thousands of homes and claimed hundreds of victims.
Globally, nearly all of the...
MEDFORGEN opens call for Mediterranean forest media workshop in Barcelona
Mediterranean forests hold an extraordinary wealth of genetic diversity, the invisible foundation of biodiversity, resilience, and climate adaptation. Yet Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) remain...
What takes a new landowner from inaction to stewardship? Economic incentives...
Imagine you live in a city: office schedules, metro commutes, evening beers and dinners with friends. One morning, you receive a letter from a...
Hotter, drier, more fire-prone: how climate change will reshape wildfire hazard...
In 2025, more than one million hectares burned across the EU. In Sardinia, the Mediterranean's second-largest island, just 0.6% of fires cause over half...
