2016
New prescribed fires in Puigventós
5 February 2016
Prescribed fires that should have been carried out in the Puigventós area during 2015 have been completed in January 2016. This action remained unfinished in December due to unexpected moisture of the vegetation. Overall, about 9 Ha of shrubs have been burnt. It is a step forward concerning fuel load reduction and local resilience to […]
The Association of Livestock Farmers is already operational
29 January 2016
The Association of livestock farmers is a key element to the appropriate development of the project. Once it has been created, partnership agreements and grazing contracts between farmers and forest owners can be signed as a previous step to the effective grazing activity in selected fire prevention strategic areas. This new alliance between farmers will […]
Strong boost to the livestock side of the project
19 January 2016
Actions dealing with livestock activity are critical for achieving project’s goals concerning fire prevention in strategic areas. The allocation of grazing areas to particular farmers is a key step already under way after a long time spent in the identification and selection of local farmers and once strategic areas for fire prevention have been fully […]