ODET
‘Open Decision-Making System for Enhancing Europe’s Preparedness and Response Capacities to ExTreme Wildfires’ The risk of larger and more extreme events such as wildfires (Extreme Wildfire Events, EWEs) is increasing across Europe, posing a significant threat to society, the environment and the safety of firefighters. The preparation and capacity building for EWEs is extremely challenging, […]
Training for Primary School Teachers: Adapting to Wildfires in a Climate Change Context in the Province of Tarragona. Project’s implementation.
The region of Tarragona — and especially the area of Terres de l’Ebre — is a zone with a high recurrence of wildfires, a reality that affects its landscape, the primary sector, and the lives of the people who live there. In response to this situation, and within the context of climate change, the project […]
DARE
‘Deployment And engagement of Resources and citizens for European Emergency Response’ The DARE project aims to enhance Europe’s capability to respond to large-scale cross-country disasters, focusing on interoperability and information sharing. By addressing the challenges posed by varied national response systems, equipment, training, and procedures, DARE targets four main gaps: operational standardisation, command structure interoperability, […]
MedFireWise
‘Cross-Med Wildfire Resilience: Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Wildfire Risk Mitigation’ The MedFireWise project addresses the escalating threat of wildfires in the Med forests by promoting prescribed burning & silvopasture as Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for wildfire risk management (WRFM). Through transnational cooperation, it aims to mitigate wildfire risk in ecosystems, leveraging ecological processes to enhance resilience […]
SparkleFire
‘Using fire games and play for disaster risk reduction’ SparkleFire aims to explore, design and implement games to increase awareness of wildfire risk, applicable in the four European bioregions. Fires are increasingly burning out of control in countries where they are typically prevalent, while they are also occurring in countries with high population density and, […]
Scientific and technical support for the design of the payment program for the conservation of ecosystem services (PPSE) through extensive livestock farming in Catalonia
The main objective of this project is to provide scientific and technical rigor to the proposal promoted by the Department of Territory, Housing, and Ecological Transition of the Government of Catalonia, which aims to financially compensate for the conservation of ecosystem services through extensive livestock farming. For two years, the project team will work to […]
FIRE-SCENE
‘Advancing Wildfire Civil Protection Scenarios into Risk Planning and Governance’ The FIRE-SCENE project will contribute to building new and developing further existing competencies, skills and knowledge in wildfire risk management concept by developing novel methodologies and tools for an integrated risk governance, assessment and planning approach to address emerging Civil Protection Challenges (CPC) due to […]
Foc i Biodiversitat
The “Foc i Biodiversitat” project aims to integrate sustainable management practices to increase the socio-ecological resilience of the Alta Garrotxa Protected Natural Area in the face of climate change. This space located in the northeast of Catalonia and of great natural value, is vulnerable to large forest fires due to climate change, abundant vegetation and […]
Compatibility between the conservation of protected areas of cultural interest and the management of wildfires through grazing
A conflict exists between two management objectives in two protected areas of Catalonia (Montnegre Corredor Natural Park and the Alta Garrotxa Natural Area of Interest): biodiversity conservation and forest fire prevention. The conflict stems from the incompatibility between the presence of livestock grazing areas that are strategically important for forest fires and the conservation of […]
Preparedness Day
Preparedness Days are events organized for residents living in forest areas, who are therefore at risk of experiencing a wildfire near their homes. Various territorial managers (firefighters, civil protection, environmental agents, etc.) visit the homeowners at their houses to raise awareness, going door-to-door, about the fact that their homes are in a wildfire risk zone […]
