An innovative approach of Integrated Wildland Fire Management regulating the wildfire problem by the wise use of fire: solving the FIRE PARADOX

Objective

Wildfires are a major problem for many European societies threatening human lives and property with disastrous impacts particularly at the wildland-urban interface. On the other hand humans always used fire as a tool to regulate nature and traditional use of fire is known in many regions of Europe. The understanding of this paradox, is thus essential for finding solutions for integrated wildland fire management.This concept requires considering the various aspects of fire, from its use as a planned management practice (prescribed fire) to the initiation and propagation of unplanned fires (wildfires) and to the use of fire in fighting wildfires (suppression fire). Prescribed or suppression fires will therefore set the limits for wildfires by vontrolling their spatial extent, intensity and impacts.This is the main approach adopted aiming at the creation of the scientific and technological bases for new practices and policies under integrated wildland fire management and in the development of strategies for its implementation in Europe. Three major domains of related activities were considered: research, development and dissemination.In research, the project will focus on understanding the machanisms and modelling the processes associated with fire, from physics to biology and social sciences. Experimental and sampling methods will be used. The scientific and technical knowledge gathered will allow the development of a technological platform that will integrate the fire model, the temporal and spatial variability of fuels and weather, and the potential ecological and social-economical impacts. Documentation and demonstration platforms will also be extensively used for dissemination, focusing in the development of stategies for public awarness, academic and professional training using new communication technologies and networks, and for the implementation of new practices, policies and regulations under the concept of integrated wildland fire management.

Fields of science

• social sciences

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-3.4.2 - Natural Disasters

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-GLOBAL-3
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA

Address

Tapada Da Ajuda
Lisboa
Portugal

Participants (35)

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE (INRA)

France

Address

Rue De L'universite 147
Paris

EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE

Finland

Address

Torikatu 34
Joensuu

MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA

Greece

Address

Alsyllio Agrokipiou
Chania - Crete

MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Germany

Address

Hofgartenstrasse 8
Muenchen

UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID.

Spain

Address

Calle Madrid 126
Getafe

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA AGRARIA Y ALIMENTARIA

Spain

Address

Carretera De La Coruña Km 7.5
Madrid

GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA, DEPARTAMENT D'INTERIOR

Spain

Address

Via Laietana, 69
Barcelona

UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID.

Spain

Address

Avenida De Seneca 2
Madrid

XUNTA DE GALICIA - CONSELLERIA DE MEDIO AMBIENTE E DESENVOLVEMENT SOSTIBLE

Spain

Address

San Lazaro, S/n
Santiago De Compostela

UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA

Spain

Address

Placa Victor Siurana 1
Lleida

CENTRE TECNOLOGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA

Spain

Address

Pujada Del Seminari S/n
Solsona

EIDGENOESSISCHE FORSCHUNGSANSTALT WSL

Switzerland

Address

Zuercherstrasse 111
Birmensdorf

UNIVERSITE DE LA MEDITERRANEE D'AIX-MARSEILLE II

France

Address

Boulevard Charles Livon 58, Jardin Du Pharo
Marseille

ESPACES FORESTIERS MEDITERRANEENS

France

Address

Chez Mme Guignard, La Colle
Salernes

AGENCE MTDA SARL

France

Address

Avenue Du Club Hippique 298
Aix En Provence

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

Address

Avenida Rovisco Pais 1
Lisboa

UNIVERSIDADE DE TRAS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO.

Portugal

Address

Quinta De Prados, Campus Universitario, Apart. 1013
Vila Real

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II.

Italy

Address

Corso Umberto I, 40
Napoli

REGIONE AUTONOMA DELLA SARDEGNA

Italy

Address

Viale Trento 69
Cagliari

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS

Greece

Address

Administration Building, University Campus
Thessaloniki

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

United Kingdom

Address

Senate House, Tyndall Avenue
Bristol

GOZDARSKI INSTITUT SLOVENIJE

Slovenia

Address

Vecna Pot 2
Ljubljana

INSTYTUT BADAWCZY LESNICTWA

Poland

Address

Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 R. Nr 3
Warszawa 22

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

United Kingdom

Address

Old College, South Bridge
Edinburgh

VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS (VTT)

Finland

Address

Vuorimiehentie 5
Espoo

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES EN GENIE RURAL, EAUX ET FORETS

Tunisia

Address

Rue Hedi Karray
Ariana

ECOLE NATIONALE FORESTIERE D'INGENIEURS

Morocco

Address

Tabriquet
Salé

OMIKRON - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINNERING AND TECNICAL WORKS DESIGN, STUDY, MANAGEMENT - LTD.

Greece

Address

25Th Martiou Str., 53
Thessaloniki

UNIVERSITAET ZUERICH

Switzerland

Address

Raemistrasse 71
Zurich

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y EXTENSION FORESTAL ANDINO PATAGONICO

Argentina

Address

Ruta 259 Km 4
Esquel

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA AGROPECUARIA

Argentina

Address

Rivadavia 1439
Buenos Aires

SILVA FOREST SERVICES CC

South Africa

Address

Dirkie Uysstraat 23
Bredasdorp

PACIFIC FOREST FORUM

Russia

Address

Lenin Street, 8-70
Khabarovsk

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REPRESENTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - DIRECTORATE GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTER

Belgium

Address

Rue De La Loi
Brussels

CENTRE NATIONAL DU MACHINISME AGRICOLE, DU GENIE RURAL ET DES EAUX ET FORETS

France

Address

Parc De Tourvoie
Antony