PREPAST
Ecopastoral diagnosis of extensive livestock farming in Montsec and Boumort mountain ranges, Lleida Pre-Pyrenees and the rest of the Spanish Pre-Pyrenees. Management for the improvement of associated ecosystem services. The rural exodus and abandonment of extensive livestock farming have led to the disappearance of flocks and shepherds in many areas, causing ecological problems (landscape homogenization, […]
FIREPRIME
European Programme for Wildfire-Prepared Communities Wildfires represent a rising problem in Europe. In recent years, fires of an unprecedented scale and intensity have raged across several EU regions approaching Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) settlements with extraordinary damage. The majority of these recent wildfire events involved extremely complex civil protection challenges. The population experienced extraordinary threats to […]
EWED
The EWED project (Extreme Wildfire Events Data Hub for Improved Decision Making) will set up a testbed and open platform to advance in research and prepare European emergency response systems for extreme wildfires. For two years, the consortium will gather fire and atmosphere data from extreme wildfire behaviour that has the potential to become extreme […]
MedEWSa
MedEWSa delivers a network of effective and interoparable Multi-Hazard impact-based Early Warning, MHEWS, spanning across the Mediterranean basin and its adjacent countries. It builds on existing infraestructures, fill gaps, and harmonizes thorugh innovative technologies. Particular attention is paid to current and emerging extrem event hotspots, vulnerable areas, and 2at-risk communities. Central to MedEWSa is a […]
Wild Pre-Pyrenees: Restoring an Alpine/Mediterranean mountain landscape
The Western Catalan Pre-Pyrenees extends over 140,000 ha between the high mountain area of the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean area of the Plain of Lleida. It hosts a wealth of plant life, a remarkable diversity of ungulates and is the only breeding site on the continent for all four species of European vultures. This biodiversity hotspot […]
Forum for debate and proposals for action for the management of great wildfires in Spain
On March 29 and 30, the “Forum for debate and proposals for action for the management of great wildfires in Spain” will be held in Madrid, promoted by the Foundation, to agree on a declaration that will be made public in June 2023, after a period of search for adhesions. Context The summer of 2022 […]
SEMEDFIRE
In full alignment with the WIDERA-Twinning-topic’s requirements, SEMEDFIRE aims to enhance the capacities and knowledge-acquisition of the Widening institution; EUC, in Research-&-Innovation (R&I) and Research-Management-Administration (RMA) relating to Fire Safety and Fire Management. This is aimed through networking activities with five top-class leading counterparts at EU level; IMPERIAL COLLEGE, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, PAU COSTA FOUNDATION, FRENCH […]
FIRE-ADAPT
In the last few years, extreme wildfires have risen to international prominence, with widespread media coverage and political attention triggered by devastating fires in many places of the world, e.g. France, Greece, Italy, Brazil (the Amazon), and California. Such fires get out of control and devastate large areas causing unprecedented losses on biodiversity, emitting huge […]
ResAlliance
The objective of the ResAlliance is to facilitate information and knowledge flow and increase the awareness, understanding and capacity of farmers and foresters on landscape resilience in Mediterranean countries. More specifically, ResAlliance will gather and assess knowledge and practice needs, gaps, barriers, solutions and good practices to achieve resilient landscapes, with special emphasis on measures […]
Advanced Fire Analysis Network (AFAN)
AFAN aims at formalising a European wildfire expert knowledge-sharing network focused on fire risk analysis (or assessment) and risk reduction. The initiative has the sub-objective to scale up existing regional and national and international knowledge and capacities, transfer them with the mission of shared mutual learning and create the basis of an operational network based […]
