Fires
The “proof of concept” PDC2021-120845-C55 Fuels (FuelsApp) subproject was led by members of UXAFORES research group and funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU.
Three PhD theses co-supervised by UXAFORES members have been defended in the EPSE in recent months. Two are related to forestry, with one reporting an in-depth study of forest fires in pine plantations and the other concerning short-rotation poplar plantations. The third, conducted within an international doctoral programme, investigates the fertilization of cacao in Panamanian agriculture.
Two activities involving participation with UXAFORES will be held in the coming months: an educational course on forest fire management; and the FSC Spain General Assembly.
New doctoral thesis defended and new features about activities related to PEMADE and structural wood
On 28 January, Stéfano Arellano Pérez defended his PhD thesis, entitled "Characterization of tree canopy fuel by means of remote sensors and evaluation of the effect of clearings on the potential behaviour and severity of fire in pine forests in NW Spain" in the EPSE, Lugo.
New projects on forest fires approved, another award for the future “Timbersoul” spin-off, and presentation of structural calculation tool