Forest fires and other disturbances

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29 September 2025

The new digital platform integrates maps, LIDAR imagery, fuel models, and climate data using open standards. It enables improved territorial analysis, forest planning, and fire...

29 September 2025

The CTFC Creates the Forest Data Space, an Infrastructure that Supports Research and Decision-Making

Forest fires and other disturbances • Landscape dynamics and biodiversity • News |

3 September 2025

The results indicate that the factors favoring Aleppo pine regeneration do not always coincide with those driving the recovery of shrublands and other woody species. A new...

3 September 2025

Aleppo pine forests show good recovery after the 2019 Ribera d’Ebre wildfire

Bioeconomy, health and governance • Bioproducts • Forest fires and other disturbances • News |

27 August 2025

The labels will certify the added value of farmers, wineries, and processors engaged in land management practices that reduce wildfire spread, making their efforts visible and...

27 August 2025

EU APPROVES ‘FIRE WINE’ AND ‘FIRE PRODUCT’ LABELS FOR PRODUCERS COMMITTED TO WILDFIRE PREVENTION

Forest fires and other disturbances • News |

26 August 2025

Wildfires are becoming increasingly intense in regions where they have traditionally been common, and are now also affecting new areas with little knowledge, public awareness, or...

26 August 2025

SparkleFire: Playing to Understand and Reduce the Risk of Wildfires

Forest fires and other disturbances • Multifunctional forest management • News • Resilient landscapes |

18 July 2025

The results provide new insights to enhance the resistance of Mediterranean forests to wildfires, droughts, and pests Today, July 18, researcher Lena Vilà, from the Silvopastoral...

18 July 2025

Lena Vilà’s PhD thesis demonstrates the value of combining thinning and prescribed burning to tackle forest disturbances

Forest fires and other disturbances • News |

14 July 2025

The thesis explores the challenges of integrated wildfire risk management in a context of global change, focusing on landscape management, policy coherence, adaptation to extreme...

14 July 2025

Eduard Plana defends his PhD thesis on wildfire risk management in a context of global change

Forest fires and other disturbances • News • Resilient landscapes |

4 July 2025

Fom the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) and the FIRE-RES team, we would like to express our condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the...

4 July 2025

Statement from the European project FIRE-RES on the Segarra wildfire

Forest fires and other disturbances |

4 February 2025

One of the main findings of the thesis is that climate has been highlighted as a driver of the distribution of forest pathogens. Maria Caballol, researcher from the Forest...

4 February 2025

Maria Caballol defends her PhD thesis on the distribution and ecology of forest pathogens

Forest fires and other disturbances • Landscape dynamics and biodiversity |

3 February 2025

Wildfires in the southern Amazon region in 2020. Brown to green colours show the amount of dead wood that dominate fire emissions. Flaming wildfires (red colours) emit less carbon...

3 February 2025