CoLAB ForestWISE presents the integrated RN21 project that brings together the main players in the resin sector in Portugal
Contributing to the enhancement and resilience of the forest, the bioeconomy, carbon neutrality, territorial cohesion, modernization and the production of more sustainable Natural Resin are the main ambitions of this integrated and transformative project for the entire sector in Portugal. The first public presentation of the RN21 Integrated Project brought together a panel of experts […]
CoLAB ForestWISE: five years of innovation in the forests and fire domains
The Forest CoLAB was one of the first Collaborative Laboratories recognized by the Foundation for Science and Technology. The ForestWISE CoLAB is celebrating its fifth anniversary today and has brought together a number of personalities committed to promoting the forest. At a ceremony at the Eco Campus of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, […]
ForestWISE brings together key Forest and Fire players for its 5th Anniversary
CoLAB ForestWISE is celebrating its fifth anniversary in a session that will be attended by key players in the fire, forest and land sectors: Patrícia Gaspar, State Secretary for Civil Protection, João Paulo Catarino, State Secretary for Nature Conservation and Forests and Isabel Ferreira, State Secretary for Regional Development. The ceremony will also be attended […]
Forest against desertification and drought
REACT MORE challenges children and teenagers from the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo to raise awareness about desertification and promote reflection on the role that the forest has in reversing this phenomenon. In order to raise the population’s awareness to the seriousness of desertification with negative impacts, namely drought, soil erosion, and rural depopulation, […]
rePLANT presents results of work developed to add value to the forest
Use of new “smart” forestry equipment, robotics in forest clearing operations, new smartphone applications, forest monitoring through optical cameras, new digital sensors, and processes for data communication in forestry machines. These were the main highlights of a work developed over three years by 20 entities – including companies, universities, and research centres – presented at […]
rePLANT presents technological solutions for forest and fire management
Companies and universities in demonstration action rePLANT, an innovative technological project that brings together companies, universities, and research centres for the enhancement and defence of forests, today presented innovative technologies for the defence and management of forests and fire at Serras do Porto Park. Among them is the monitoring of the forest through optical cameras, […]
8th International Wildland Fire Conference 2023 Oporto, may 16 to 19
Leadership models and significant improvements in prevention and fire policies? All these themes will be open to discussion at the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference After years of being fatigued by the severe consequences of fire, Portugal is taking the lead in the international commitment to defence of forests, through the promotion of international cooperation […]
rePLANT innovates implementing technologies in the forest
About 100 people met yesterday some of the results of rePLANT, focused on innovation for the forestry sector and resulting from almost three years of collaborative work of 20 entities; Town councils, forest owners, associations, companies and the academia met the results of the first major project of initiative and operationalization of the CoLAB ForestWISE; […]
rePLANT presents technologies to value and protect the forest
Innovative machinery integrated with digital technologies, more resilient and productive pine species and provenances, and mobile applications for measuring standing and stacked wood are some of the innovations that the project will showcase. RePLANT is a collaborative project, organized into three main areas of action: Forest and Fire Management, Risk Management and Circular Economy and […]