We join Desbosiguem! to maintain the open spaces and reduce the risk of wildfire in the Pyrenees
Last week, the kick-off meeting of the cross-border project POCTEFA – Desbosiguem! took place, in which the Pau Costa Foundation participates together with the Parc Natural de l’Alt Pirineu, the Parc Naturel des Pyrénées Ariégeoises, the Union des Collectivités Forestières d’Occitanie, the Escola Agrària del Pirineu, the Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya and the Fundació Andorra […]
Sharing good practices for a more resilient Mediterranean landscape
Faced with the growing effects of climate change, our landscapes and environments are increasingly vulnerable. For this reason, building resilient landscapes is key to safeguarding ecosystems and the services they provide to communities. It is essential to improve the Mediterranean landscape’s adaptation and resilience and understand how it can contribute to mitigating the risks of […]
Supporting decision-making with intelligent services. What SAFERS has achieved
The European Horizon 2020-funded SAFERS project (Structured Approaches for Forest fire Emergencies in Resilient Societies) finished in March. During three and half years, it has aimed to increase the resilience of societies by improving decision-making in wildfire management, through a tool that integrates intelligent services. “SAFERS has created a decision-support tool that improves the situational […]
We collaborate with BIO FOR PIRI project, to improve extreme wildfires prevention in the pre-Pyrenean regions
BIO FOR PIRI project starts to improve wildfires prevetiona and impulse local bioeconomy in the pre Pyrenean regions. Led by Catalunya La Pedrera Foundation, the BIO FOR PIRI consortium is composed by Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia, Pau Costa Foundation, Empresa y Clima Foundation, Bearded Vulture Foundation and IntegraPirineos Foundation). BIO FOR PIRI’s […]
Towards a better understanding of extreme wildfire events
From 12 to 14 March, we participated in a workshop on the use of radiosondes to collect real-time data during fires within the framework of the European project EWED (Extreme Wildfire Events Data Hub for Improved Decision Making). The workshop was held in Manresa (theoretical sessions) and the Solsonés region (launching of the probes during […]
The CARMINE project starts to help Europe adapt to climate change
The European project CARMINE – “Climate-resilient development pathways in metropolitan regions of Europe” has officially started by having its kick-off meeting in Bucharest on 12 and 13 March. During the coming four years, the CARMINE consortium will work with a range of stakeholders to support European metropolitan communities to become climate-resilient by 2030. In the […]
We participate in RUMIAR to achieve more resilient landscapes and promote the local bioeconomy in Prades Mountain range.
On March 7, RUMIAR project was presented to the press at the Palau Bofarull facilities in Reus with the presence of the Tarragona Provincial Council, the coordinating entity, and BOSCAT, Concactiva, Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC) and Pau Costa Foundation (FPC), project partners. During the presentation, each entity announced the tasks they […]
We participate in PREPAST to recover extensive grazing in the Pre-Pyrenees
On March 1, the PREPAST project held its kick-off meeting in Àger (Lleida), attended by La Sabina Association, the promoting entity, the city council of Àger (Lleida), the Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC) and the Pau Costa Foundation (FPC), project partners. This first meeting served to introduce project partners, overview the project […]
FIREPRIME: A European programme for wildfire-prepared communities
The FIREPRIME project (“European Programme for Wildfire-Prepared Communities”) launched its kick-off meeting on February 6th and 7th at UPC’s Campus Besòs in Barcelona. This initial gathering convened FIREPRIME partners (CERTEC-UPC, coordinator; Pau Costa Foundation; IN3-UOC; RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, and Universitaet Fuer Bodenkultur Wien, BOKU) to review the project’s work packages, calendar and […]
Three new members
Between the end of January and the beginning of February, Georgina, Martí and Víctor will join the Foundation’s executive team, thanks to the funding program of the Catalan Employment Service (SOC) aimed at carrying out training contracts to obtain professional practice. The grants are 40% co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus. Specifically, the grants […]
