On 26 and 27 November, the project team visited the town of Montrejeau (Midi-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, Occitanie) to see first-hand the results of this new methodology applied in the Tilhouse Forest (65).<\/p>\n
The visit, organised by the Massif des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es delegation of the Union des Communes Foresti\u00e8res du Grand Sud (UGS), provided an opportunity to observe the work carried out by the technical team led by Ir\u00e8ne S\u00e9naffe and to analyse how the management measures implemented contribute to preserving biodiversity without compromising fire risk reduction.<\/p>\n
During the working session, Ir\u00e8ne S\u00e9naffe, delegate of Massif des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es (UGS), presented the good practices applied to reconcile fire prevention objectives with the conservation of forest ecosystems. She stressed the importance of selectively reducing fuel load <\/strong>and planning forest management from a comprehensive perspective<\/strong>, taking into account the environmental, social and economic values of the territory.<\/p>\n On site, in Tilhouse Old Forest plot, municipal representatives Jean-Michel Viau and Jean Naranjo, Deputy Mayors, explained the key role played by municipalities in preventive land management and the conservation of natural resources.<\/p>\n The pilot project has incorporated new technical tools to identify areas of greatest ecological sensitivity and to plan interventions that minimise impacts on flora and fauna. In this regard, Guillaume Arlandes<\/strong>, a Geographic Information Systems engineer (Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Cartographie), shared the cartographic methodology applied, based on GIS and high-precision environmental criteria to guide forestry work.<\/p>\n For her part, L\u00e9a Pradines<\/strong>, coordinator of the territory’s forest charter (PETR du Pays des Nestes), explained how forest planning at the local level allows these measures to be integrated into broader strategies for territorial development and adaptation to climate change.<\/p>\n BIO4RES aims to improve fire risk prevention and management in the forests of the SUDOE area through the sustainable use of extracted biomass. This makes it possible to consolidate the viability of prevention plans<\/strong>, reduce risk, and at the same time strengthen the resilience of forests<\/strong> without compromising their ecosystem services.<\/p>\n The project also promotes the use of biomass as a renewable energy resource<\/strong>, generating employment and economic development opportunities for rural areas. In this way, it contributes to addressing some of the main challenges currently facing the forestry sector: fire prevention, biodiversity protection, combating rural depopulation and decarbonisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The European BIO4RES project is advancing in the development of innovative tools for sustainable forest management with a pilot action in the Eastern Pyrenees (France), focused on reducing the impact on biodiversity during the implementation of fire prevention plans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5373,"featured_media":57225,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"class_list":["post-57240","noticia-proyecto","type-noticia-proyecto","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n