IA 2.6 Designing post-fire restoration strategies

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What kind of result is this?	Report on a validated methodology and MCDA system for prioritising post-fire restoration actions in recently burnt areas.
What’s the area addressed?	Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape design Landscape management
What’s the covered phase?	Restoration and adaptation
What’s the addressed challenge?	Ensuring the future provision of ecosystem services (ES) facilitating the development of landscapes that are better adapted to future fires.
What value is proposed?	By combining information on the current condition of the burnt area (i.e. the severity of the fire), ecological principles (structure and composition of vegetation before and after the fire), and environmental and management constraints, we will determine which areas within the burnt perimeter have a higher priority for restoration and which management actions need to be implemented. The basis of the restoration plan will be based on a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) based on the needs and rules defined by a multi-stakeholder panel.
Who can use it?	Administration and forest planners and managers
What type of tool is it?	TBA
How does it look like?	TBA
This tool is…	☐ a new tool	⊠ an improved tool
What are the vision & mission statement?	The recover of vegetation will restore an important carbon pool damaged by fire. A successful restoration plan will help restore most of the carbon sink while improving the resilience of future landscapes. This IA will have a direct impact on post-fire decision making.
When will it be complete?	September 2025
Documentation	TBA
This IA is implemented in the Living Lab(s)…	Catalonia, Canary Islands

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