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What’s fire ecology?
Traditionally, wildfires have been seen solely as destructive phenomena. However, this perception has been gradually redefined thanks to scientific research, which shows that fire also

From consensus to action: proposals for forest fire management
Spain is currently facing an unprecedented forest fire crisis in its recent history. So far in 2025, across Spain, more than 400,000 hectares have been

Wild Pre-Pyrenees presents final results to boost ecological restoration and resilience in the Pre-Pyrenees.
Last Wednesday, a meeting was held in Tremp (Pallars Jussà) for partners, collaborating organizations, and local stakeholders of the Wild Pre-Pyrenees project — a conservation

Wildfire training for primary school teachers of Tarragona
The Tarragona region, and especially the Terres de l’Ebre, is an area with a high incidence of forest fires, which affect its landscape and, consequently,

Launching of MedFireWise: Transnational Nature-based Solutions for wildfire resilience
The MedFireWise project (Cross-Med Wildfire Resilience: Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Wildfire Risk Mitigation) kicked off on 19 June. MedFireWise seeks to improve the resilience of

SparkleFire: learning to live with fire by playing
The project ‘SparkleFire: Using fire games and play for disaster risk reduction’ started in February 2025. The project is funded by the European Union through

Wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface and recreational sites, focus of the first FIRE-SCENE’s event
The increasing occurrence of extreme wildfires and megafires in the Mediterranean under climate change is challenging the capacity of Civil Protection bodies to protect citizens.

Strengthening capacities in Integrated Fire Management in Bolivia
No country is immune to complex forest fire situations, characterised by simultaneous outbreaks, rapid spread, high intensity, and complex behaviour, posing significant challenges to their

Expanding the network of best practices for territorial resilience with ResAlliance and Life eCOadapt50
The Mediterranean is facing two major challenges due to climate change: extreme wildfires and droughts. These phenomena have devastating effects on the landscape, biodiversity, society

A year full of accomplished goals for the forest bioeconomy in the Pyrenees
A year has passed since the start of Bio For Piri. Having passed the halfway point of the project, we want to take stock of

What intervention units are there in Spain to respond to a wildfire emergency? Help us complete the information!
During a wildfire emergency in Spain, the so-called intervention units are deployed. These units are made up of personnel specialized in wildland fire management, affiliated

Science and art to tackle wildfires
Yesterday, March 10, the first session of the interdisciplinary Pyroecologies conference was held at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), where the Pau


