Tag: wildfires
2020: A “Super Year” for forests
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has declared 2020 as a “super year” for nature. For many reasons, it needs to be. As...
When social innovation grows strong: The case of ADFs in Catalonia
We at the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) invited different SIMRA project stakeholders to a Validation Workshop in Solsona...
Handbook of good practices in post-wildfire management
How can post-fire salvage logging be more sustainable? In this second edition of their handbook, Eduard Mauri and Pere Pons present a...
Sowers after the fire: bird-mediated restoration in Mediterranean forests
Gardeners, ecosystem engineers and landscapers: fruit-eating birds are playing
a fundamental role in protecting biodiversity and recovering vegetation in
habitats affected by external disturbances,...
Extreme wildfire events: Addressing governance and management challenges across Europe
Lisbon, Portugal, 29 May 2019.
Last year, wildfires raged across Europe, sweeping through landscapes to leave a trail of...
RUS Service supports Sentinel data users with free resources and open...
The Sentinels, an innovative fleet of satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the European Commission, began a systematic acquisition...
Welcome spring! Welcome forests!
The 21st of March is the official first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. The day of the equinox, in which...
Have you discovered the Lessons on Fire digital platform?
Lessons on Fire is a digital platform dedicated to the exchange of knowledge about wildfires.
This platform allows you
to...
Pau Costa Foundation receives social innovation award
Pau Costa Foundation (PCF) has been recognised as a Social Innovator by Ashoka, the global organisation promoting social entrepreneurship, in 2018. This...
