Еxtreme weather events such as long-lasting droughts create conditions for devastating fires. Climate change, land-use change, and the rural exodus are increasing the ecosystem’s vulnerability to landscape fires in the Western Balkans (WB), which represents one of the most affected regions in Europe by landscape fires (LFs).
To mitigate the negative impacts of LFs in the WB, the Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) Programme financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – SDC aims to increase the resilience of Western Balkan forests and landscapes against fires to benefit the people who depend on these landscapes for their livelihoods and socioeconomic development.
The LFMWB Programme within the period of 2022-2026 focuses on the following outcomes:
The Western Balkans united with the common goal of increasing resilience of forests and landscapes against fires.
Fostering public awareness of landscape fire management role in mitigating climate change in the Western Balkans.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management of Montenegro, in collaboration with the Regional Executive Agency (REA) - Farmahem from Skopje and the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC), organized the 6th workshop on the development of the Landscape...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management of the Republic of Srpska, in collaboration with the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC), hosted the 6th Landscape Fire Management (LFM) network meeting in Banja Luka. The event was organized in the frame...
The 3rd Landscape Fire Management (LFM) network meeting in Sarajevo was organized by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management, and Forestry, in collaboration with the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC). The event was held as part of the Landscape Fire...
