2015
Prescribed fires in Puigventós
21 December 2015
Fire in forest environments does not always have negative effects. It can also become a useful instrument to prevent wildfires and even to fight them. Prescribed fires reduce hazardous fuels, protecting landscape and human communities from uncontrolled extreme fires. They can also be used to make forests and grasslands healthier, to protect natural resources and […]
Infrastructure for livestock development
14 December 2015
One of the main actions considered in the LIFE Montserrat project is the implementation of the grazing system (Action C3). Livestock activity is a key element to maintain low fuel loads and consolidate open areas in strategic areas for forest fire prevention, which is necessary in order to achieve main project objectives concerning fire protection […]
LIFE Technical Monitor visits the project
10 December 2015
All LIFE projects have a technical monitor appointed to assist the European Commission in monitoring the advance of the project and verifying its compliance to the LIFE Programme requirements. On 3 and 4 December, LIFE Montserrat Technical Monitor visited the project team to know about the evolution of the actions and to evaluate administrative and […]
Project briefing in Olesa de Montserrat
30 November 2015
Olesa de Montserrat Town Council and LIFE Montserrat technical staff have organized an information session on the project actions that should be developed during the next months in Olesa and its surroundings. Most of these actions will be carried out in Puigventós area, a very popular location for local visitors that has been identified as […]
El Bruc Primary School collaborates in the recovery of an area affected by last summer’s wildfire
17 November 2015
Children of all ages from El Bruc Primary School have been very busy lately making clay seed balls. It all comes from an initiative driven by local organizations to favour the recovery of an area affected by the wildfire occurred in July. The local Forest Defence Group has organised the event with the support of […]
Catalonia’s School of Shepherds joins the LIFE Montserrat project
8 October 2015
The School of Shepherds will participate in the selection, training and accompaniment processes of farmers willing to join the project, in accordance with the agreement reached between the School and the LIFE Montserrat project. The economic viability of livestock farmers and their sustainability beyond the project lifetime have been identified as critical factors for achieving […]
General meeting with local farmers
6 October 2015
Project actions dealing with livestock activity are definitely on the move since the implementation of the grazing system should be operational in a few months. An intense research work has been done in order to identify and make contact with all the livestock farmers located within the project area. Finally, on Friday 2 October, a […]
Visiting LIFE MIL’OUV
22 September 2015
From 9 to 11 September 2015 three members of the LIFE Montserrat technical staff have visited the LIFE + MIL’OUV project at Floriac, in the French Massif Central, as part of the Networking actions of the project. The event was organized by the European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism (EFNCP) with the aim to […]
Journal Club – Òdena Wildfire
20 August 2015
A Journal Club is a regular meeting of a group of people interested in discussing a particular topic. The Fire Ecology and Management Foundation Pau Costa Alcubierre (FPC) eventually organizes Journal Clubs to promote knowledge among expert groups and society at large. On September 5th will take place a field conference about Òdena Wildfire where […]