- The project beneficiary organizations had the opportunity to visit the actions carried out within the framework of this strategic importance operation, as well as others carried out by CIM Alto Minho.
- The conference can be viewed in full on the FIREPOCTEP+ YouTube Channel.
Every year, 10 million hectares of forests disappear due to deforestation, and another 70 million are devastated by wildfires, according to the United Nations. To address this issue, and in celebration of International Day of Forests (March 21), the strategic importance operation Interreg POCTEP FIREPOCTEP+ organized a cross-border event on March 24 and 25 in Pampilhosa (Coimbra Region).
The event included in-person sessions and an online broadcast to facilitate the participation of experts, policymakers, and representatives from various entities in Spain and Portugal. Among the participants were Carmen Hernández, Managing Authority of the Programme, Delia Bonsignore, Desk Officer of the European Commission, and Isabel Gonçalves, Portuguese National Authority of POCTEP.
Furthermore, the beneficiary organizations of the project had the opportunity to visit actions carried out by the beneficiary entity CIM Alto Minho under the FIREPOCTEP+ project, as well as other initiatives, aiming to capitalize on results and share best practices.
Esta semana tuvimos dos intensos días
🔥 #Firepoctep+ en Pampilhosa da Serra #CIMCoimbra
Uno de esos sitios donde puede sentirse la fuerza del territorio y la de las personas que lo pueblan
@poctep.bsky.social— Juan Picos 🌲🌳 (@jpicos13.bsky.social) 27 de marzo de 2025, 9:39
Highlighted Agenda
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Round table on the challenges and objectives of the European Forest Strategy.
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Presentation of the cross-border results of the FIREPOCTEP+ project.
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Expert panel on the issue of wildfires in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Networking spaces to promote synergies between projects and local entities.