Open Innovation Challenge: Selected Solutions

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS to FACE FOREST FIRES

• Country: Spain

Our inititative aims to involve citizens in the problem of forest fires, transferring knowledge and civic values to the youth population through innovative educational methodologies, as the development of Service-Learning projects

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From Devastation to Preservation: Post-Wildfire Resilience in Spain

• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Engagement and Empowerment, Risk Communication and Awareness,

"From Devastation to Preservation: Post-Wildfire Resilience in Spain"! Is a reforestation project carred out by Explorers of the National Geographic Society. It embodies a holistic approach to wildfire recovery in Ávila, Spain, by integrating ecological restoration, community-led initiatives, educational programmes, and narrative-driven outreach to ensure ecosystem and societal resilience against wildfires. This project leverages multidisciplinary collaboration to address the multifaceted challenges of current wildfire impacts, aiming for sustainable recovery and prevention strategies.

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IRIS, Incident Command Intelligent Assistant

• Tested in: Galicia – Spain,
• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Forecasting and Decision Support, Management Before, During and After Extreme Wildfire Events ,

Incident Command software, aggregating all relevant sources of information and providing digital collaborative tools for faster and safer response to wildfires.

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MOSAICO

• Tested in: Germany-The Netherlands,
• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Engagement and Empowerment, Management Before, During and After Extreme Wildfire Events , Training and Education,

MOSAICO, a tool kit for participatory, cost-effective governance reducing wildfire impactsthrough agrosilvipastoral practices and social innovation.

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PRETRES

• Country: Spain

Development of a fire risk index that, based on topographic and fuel variables extracted from 3D point clouds, offers rapid results for the design of fire prevention measures.

Real-time fuel moisture mapping for the EU

• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Monitoring,

A real-time web application for pan-European live and dead fuel moisture content and fire weather at 500m resolution. Will be updated automatically every day. Data will also be available for download.

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School Scientific Congress Sierra de las Nieves

• Country: Spain

This is a pedagogical innovation propsal aimed at schools in the Sierra de las Nieves National Park. The students of the centers participating in the MADRE project carry out different research about the connection of agricultural and livestock activities with the conservation of this natural space.

Smoke Meter

• Tested in: Catalonia-Spain,
• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Forecasting and Decision Support,

Smoke Meter is a mobile application that calculates and collects data on smoke plumes during wildfire events.

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Socioecological Fire Resistance via Forest Associations

• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Engagement and Empowerment,

Application of social innovation methodologies to raise awareness of forest management and co-create an association of forest owners capable of improving socio-ecological resilience to forest fires in Mediterranean environments.

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Swarm Heavy-Duty Drones for Firefighting

• Country: Spain

Collaborative approach to firefighting of forest fires using heavy-duty autonomous drones 24/7 with no human lives at risk. At low price.

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TEP – The Emergency Program

• Tested in: Chile,
• Country: Spain
• Innovation type: Management Before, During and After Extreme Wildfire Events , Training and Education,

TEP is the first global training program on wildfires that brings together, in one place, the knowledge, experience, and lessons learned from more than 40 active experts worldwide to tackle future extreme wildfire challenges.

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