RESIST Project: CoLAB ForestWISE highlights wildfire resilience solutions based on participatory strategies involving landowners and communities

We participated in the latest meeting of this European project, which brought together more than 50 partner organisations in Terrassa (Spain) to share progress and climate change adaptation solutions being developed by different regions in response to the risks they face. Represented by Sandra Valente and Jorge Cunha, CoLAB ForestWISE presented the work carried out […]

FIRE-RES: Last meeting of the Community of Wildfire Innovation in Portugal

On 9 October 2025, the Carlos Reis House-Museum, in Lousã, hosted the 4th Meeting of the Wildfire Innovation Community (CWI), the final gathering of this community within the framework of the European project FIRE-RES. Organised by CoLAB ForestWISE and the School of Agriculture (ISA/ULisboa), with the support of the Municipality of Lousã and the Municipality […]

More Resilient Forests: Agenda transForm Invests in Data, Innovation and Specialised Services

The Portuguese forest faces major challenges: wildfire risk, pests and diseases, climate change, and the need for more efficient management. Added to these is the scarce human presence in forest territories, which increases vulnerability and hinders active, continuous management. To address these challenges, the transForm Agenda is developing solutions and technologies that enhance the resilience, […]

Remote Detection of Forest Disturbances Project Begins Field Data Collection

At the beginning of September, a field visit was carried out to the study areas of the TREAD project in Córdoba, with the aim of discussing protocols and strategies for field data collection. The visit brought together members from the teams of several project partners, namely the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the University of […]

ForestWISE 365: Annual event brought together experts for a Networked Forest

The annual CoLAB ForestWISE event, held last Friday, 26 September, in the Geosciences Auditorium of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), brought together strategic actors in the fields of forestry and fire, including universities, companies, public entities, associations, interface centres, among other national and international partners, to discuss the challenges of forestry and […]

Impact study of the ‘R&D Mobilisation Programme for the Prevention and Combating of Forest Fires’ analyses the results of research projects supported by FCT

Report produced by CoLAB ForestWISE was presented on 18 September and is now available Webinar “Path to impact: Benefits of scientific research for rural fire management” brought together representatives from academia, the public and private sectors, and civil society €15 million was invested in 56 projects under the R&D Programme for the prevention and fighting […]

Agenda transForm at Agroglobal 2025

Agenda transForm participated at the Agroglobal 2025 edition, held at CNEMA in Santarém, with the organization of the session “transForm(ing) the Forestry Sector”, which took place on the morning of 11 September. This initiative aimed to give visibility to the actions of the Mobilising Agenda for the Digital Transformation of the Forestry Sector, highlighting the […]

CoLAB ForestWISE integrates project for forest disturbance remote sensing

In June 2025, TREAD was launched. Led by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, Spain), and with the participation of the University of Córdoba and CoLAB ForestWISE, this project aims to develop an automated system for the early detection of forest vulnerability, using functional parameters and thermal data from remote sensing. Developing models for […]