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Towards a Truly Integrated EU Approach on Wildfires: FIRE-RES joins EU Commission Roundtable
After a record-breaking 2025 wildfire season, the message from Europe’s scientific and policy communities is unmistakable: wildfires are no longer a distant or regional threat—they are a shared European challenge demanding urgent, coordinated action, as well as aligned EU tools, policies, and investments. Photo by Jennifer Jacquemart © European Union
Joining forces to turn wildfire-resilient landscapes into reality
More than 80 representatives from public institutions, research, civil protection, finance, philanthropy, technology and landscape initiatives worldwide met in the Cap Roig Gardens of “la Caixa” Foundation, Spain, to advance an integrated approach to wildfire risk. Cap Roig, 1 October 2026. More than 80 representatives from public institutions, research organisations,
Our APPROACH
FIRE-RES is built around the concept of Integrated Fire Management. This is a planning and operational approach that includes social, economic, cultural and ecological dimensions. Its objective is to minimize the damage caused by wildfires and maximize its benefits.
To do this, FIRE-RES includes 4 main pillars.
OUR APPROACH
FIRE-RES adopts the Integrated Fire Management Approach.
This wildfire risk reduction strategy exploits synergies between fire prevention-preparedness, detection-response and restoration-adaptation in a holistic manner, assuming the interconnectedness of these 3 phases.
Prevention & Preparedness
Educate the public to take precautions to prevent and to be ready in case of potentially harmful fires
Adaptation & Restoration
Rehabilitate and restore areas impacted by extreme wildfires
Detection & Response
Anticipate and mitigate the impacts of extreme wildfire events