MedFireWise: Cross-Med Wildfire Resilience: Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Wildfire Risk Mitigation

The MedFireWise project addresses the escalating threat of wildfires in the Med forests by promoting prescribed burning & silvopasture as Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for wildfire risk management (WRFM). Through transnational cooperation, it aims to mitigate wildfire risk in ecosystems, leveraging ecological processes to enhance resilience & reduce fire intensity & severity. The development of innovative tools & frameworks will enhance situational awareness for evaluating sustainable interventions in strategic forest management areas, thereby refining risk management systems. The implementation in 7 regions from, from Greece, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Tunisia, Algeria and Lebanon, will demonstrate the effectiveness of the NbS, benefiting local communities, economies & ecosystems. It will provide tools for more effective WRFM, increase stakeholder capacity, raise public awareness & transfer its outcomes to regions among & beyond the project areas, contributing to more resilient Med forests to confront the climate change impacts.

D.R.E.Am. Italia will be responsible for analysing existing methodologies for developing a framework of indicators to support the selection of strategic management areas for forest fire prevention. This is essential to facilitate the selection and design of areas for the implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) aimed at reducing the risk of forest fires. In addition, DREAM will be involved in the implementation of prescribed burning activities through cross-campaigns with project partners.

The MedFireWise project is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Next MED programme.