The INFOCA Plan is the instrument that has been endowed by the Council of Andalusia for the protection against fires in forest lands. This Plan has reached great relevance and social significance, in response to the concern caused by these accidents, as well as the importance of fighting against forest fires of the order of 4.4 million hectares of the extensive Andalusian natural heritage.
El Plan INFOCA es el instrumento del que se ha dotado la Junta de Andalucía para la defensa contra los incendios en los terrenos forestales. Este Plan ha alcanzado una gran relevancia y trascendencia social, en respuesta a la preocupación que causan estos siniestros, así como por la importancia que supone defender frente a los incendios forestales del orden de 4,4 millones de hectáreas del extenso patrimonio natural andaluz.
Within the framework of the Regional Strategy for Prescribed Burns in Andalusia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Council of Andalusia and the Agency for the Environment and Water of Andalusia, with the support of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), organizes the first Meeting for the Exchange of Experiences and Training in Prescribed Burns “TREX Andalucía 2019”.
This training activity is carried out with funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), offering 36 places for fire professionals with experience in prescribed fires and/or forest fires, managers of territories and administrations with responsibility for the integral management of fire in their landscapes, staff of devices with functions related to the planning and execution of prescribed burns, and for those interested in knowing, practicing and disseminating the use of fire as a management tool in the improvement and protection of ecosystems.
The purpose of TREX Andalusia is to provide participants with the opportunity to be part of a prescribed burns team where they can share their experience in planning, executing and evaluating prescribed burns, fire effects, and management of landscapes more resilient to major forest fires and climate and global change.
Duration: 18 to 28 November 2019
Place: Almería (Andalusia, Spain), with Burning Units distributed between the Sierra de Los Filabres, the Sierra de Gádor and the Sierra de María-Los Vélez.
Within the framework of the Regional Strategy for Prescribed Burns in Andalusia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Council of Andalusia and the Agency for the Environment and Water of Andalusia, with the support of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), organizes the first Meeting for the Exchange of Experiences and Training in Prescribed Burns “TREX Andalucía 2019”.
This training activity is carried out with funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), offering 36 places for fire professionals with experience in prescribed fires and/or forest fires, managers of territories and administrations with responsibility for the integral management of fire in their landscapes, staff of devices with functions related to the planning and execution of prescribed burns, and for those interested in knowing, practicing and disseminating the use of fire as a management tool in the improvement and protection of ecosystems.
The purpose of TREX Andalusia is to provide participants with the opportunity to be part of a prescribed burns team where they can share their experience in planning, executing and evaluating prescribed burns, fire effects, and management of landscapes more resilient to major forest fires and climate and global change.
Duration: 18 to 28 November 2019
Place: Almería (Andalusia, Spain), with Burning Units distributed between the Sierra de Los Filabres, the Sierra de Gádor and the Sierra de María-Los Vélez.
En el ámbito de la Estrategia Regional de Quemas Prescritas de Andalucía, la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Junta de Andalucía y la Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua de Andalucía, con el apoyo de The Nature Conservancy (TNC), organiza el 1er Encuentro para el Intercambio de Experiencias y Entrenamiento en Quemas Prescritas ‘TREX Andalucía 2019’.
Esta acción formativa se lleva a cabo gracias a la financiación del Fondo Europeo Agrario de Desarrollo Rural (FEADER), ofreciendo 36 plazas dirigidas a profesionales del fuego con experiencia en quemas prescritas y/o incendios forestales, gestores de territorios y administraciones con responsabilidad en el manejo integral del fuego en sus paisajes, personal de dispositivos con funciones relacionadas con la planificación y ejecución de quemas prescritas, a interesados en conocer, practicar o divulgar el uso del fuego como herramienta de gestión en la mejora y protección de los ecosistemas.
El propósito del TREX Andalucía es proporcionar a los participantes la oportunidad de formar parte de un equipo de quemas prescritas donde compartir su experiencia en la planificación, ejecución y evaluación de quemas prescritas, efectos del fuego y gestión de un paisaje más resiliente a los grandes incendios forestales y al cambio climático y global.
Duración: 18 al 28 de noviembre de 2019
Lugar: Almería (Andalucía, España), con Unidades de Quema repartidas entre la Sierra de Filabres, Sierra de Gádor y Sierra de María – Los Vélez.
The European Commission published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. According to the report, wildfires destroyed nearly 178 000 hectares (ha) of forests and land in the EU last year. While this is less than one sixth of the area burnt in 2017, and less than the long-term average, more countries than ever before suffered from large fires.
The highest numbers of fires of 30 ha or larger were mapped by the European Forest Fire Information System in Italy (147 fires, 14 649 ha burned), Spain (104 fires, 12 793 ha burned), Portugal (86 fires, 37 357 ha burned), the UK (79 fires, 18 032 ha burned) and Sweden (74 fires, 21 605 ha burned) during last year.
The 2018 edition of the Annual Report on Forest Fires also notes that in 2019 the fire season started early, because of dry and windy conditions, with high temperatures. Already by March this year, the number of fires was higher than the average for the whole year in the last decade, with numerous fires in mountain regions and critical fires in the Danube delta.
Source: European Commission
The European Commission published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. According to the report, wildfires destroyed nearly 178 000 hectares (ha) of forests and land in the EU last year. While this is less than one sixth of the area burnt in 2017, and less than the long-term average, more countries than ever before suffered from large fires.
The highest numbers of fires of 30 ha or larger were mapped by the European Forest Fire Information System in Italy (147 fires, 14 649 ha burned), Spain (104 fires, 12 793 ha burned), Portugal (86 fires, 37 357 ha burned), the UK (79 fires, 18 032 ha burned) and Sweden (74 fires, 21 605 ha burned) during last year.
The 2018 edition of the Annual Report on Forest Fires also notes that in 2019 the fire season started early, because of dry and windy conditions, with high temperatures. Already by March this year, the number of fires was higher than the average for the whole year in the last decade, with numerous fires in mountain regions and critical fires in the Danube delta.
Source: European Commission
La Comisión Europea publicó la edición de 2018 de su Informe Anual sobre Incendios Forestales en Europa, Oriente Medio y África del Norte. Según el informe, el año pasado los incendios forestales destruyeron casi 178 000 hectáreas de bosques y superficie en la UE. Aunque esta cifra representa menos de una sexta parte de la superficie quemada en 2017 y es inferior a la media a largo plazo, hubo un mayor número de países afectados por grandes incendios.
Según el Sistema Europeo de Información sobre Incendios Forestales, el mayor número de incendios de 30 ha o más se produjeron en Italia (147 incendios, 14 649 ha quemadas), España (104 incendios, 12 793 ha quemadas), Portugal (86 incendios, 37 357 ha quemadas), Reino Unido (79 incendios, 18 032 ha quemadas) y Suecia (74 incendios, 21 605 ha quemadas) durante el año pasado.
La edición 2018 del Informe Anual sobre Incendios Forestales también señala que en 2019 la temporada de incendios comenzó pronto, debido a las condiciones secas y ventosas, con altas temperaturas.
Fuente: Comisión Europea