rePLANT presents innovative technologies for the valorization of the forest, Agricultura & Mar
The new products, processes, services and technologies created to enhance the Portuguese forest by the collaborative project rePLANT will be presented on 23 March, in Mata do Braçal, in Lousã. Focusing on innovation for the forestry sector, the demonstration action will reveal the result of nearly three years of work by 20 entities in the […]
Mayor of Penacova: “Without the help of central power” becomes difficult to manage Fuelbrakes Management to prevent and minimize the impact of rural fires”, Green Savers
The need to change the criteria of the fuelbrake management, in order to prevent and minimize the impact of rural fires, is necessary and implies costs, but in towns with few financial resources, “it is not only up to the town councils to finance”, said Álvaro Coimbra, Mayor of Penacova, in the “Re-Thinking the fuelbrake […]
Wild boars, Biosfera Podcast
The growth in the wild boar population is paralleled by the expansion of the species’ distribution area. Contact with other animals and human beings poses risks to the ecosystem. Carlos Fonseca, from CoLAB ForestWISE and the University of Aveiro, explains the evolution of wild boar in Portugal and the impact on rural and urban areas. […]
Wild boars, Biosfera, RTP 2
Wild boars are part of the national wildlife. However, the rapid growth of the population has caused negative impacts in the rural and urban world. Biosfera went to find out the causes of this problem and how to manage it. Carlos Fonseca was invited by the TV show to talk about this species and the […]
Forest and fire in times of pandemic: a ForestWISE collection soon also online
The main challenges faced by the forest, mitigated or intensified by Covid-19, were the starting point for the book “The forest and fire in pandemic times”. The work, which brings together texts by more than 50 forestry sector experts, was published by ForerstWISE in a limited paper edition. It will soon also be available on […]
Transform project meets in Penacova to learn about the management model for biomass facilities in the county, Penacova Atual
The City Council of Penacova was visited by members of the consortium created within the scope of the forest enhancement project approved in the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). The “Transform” project involves an investment of 130 million euros to be implemented by 31 December 2025, becoming the largest forestry valorisation consortium ever created in […]
Centre Region joins European project to combat climate change, Público
There are more than 26 million euros, of which more than 5.6 million euros are allocated to Portugal, to increase the adaptation capacity of 12 European regions vulnerable to climate change. The Centre Region is one of the regions which is part of the European project Resist, which involves 56 entities from 15 countries and […]
The Forest and Fire in the pandemic time, Agroportal
“Forest and Fire in pandemic times” is the first book published exclusively by CoLAB ForestWISE, which counts with the contribution of 62 specialists and individualities from multiple sectors of our society. The book is a compilation of 54 texts resulting from the Virtual Forum organized by ForestWISE in the middle of the pandemic, in which […]
ForestWISE was created with the aim of reducing large fires, Bravos Heróis
This Collaborative Laboratory for Integrated Forest and Fire Management was created after the major fires of 2017, in response to a collective awareness that something needed to change, as the limited knowledge associated to these episodes of firefighting was identified during this period. Public opinion and the Government realised that it was necessary to create […]