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Strategic Management Areas influence the effects and intensity of large forest fires. On Saturday, 27th November, a training day on “Strategic Management Areas” was held by researchers from the Faculty of Forestry Engineering of the Vigo University (one of the 21 entities participating in the FIREPOCTEP project). The conference, aimed at representatives of forest communities…

The training action was divided into two blocks: training actions and European funds for innovative actions. Brussels 30.11.2021 As part of the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR), which runs from the 20th to 28th November, the training day “FIREPOCTEP: Exchange of good practices in sustainable management of forestry and agricultural waste” was held on…

International experts discussed last Friday the situation in Africa regarding mobility, green energies, and climate change as well as different disruptive initiatives that may be put in place. Finnova Foundation presented several EU funding opportunities. During the event, the open call to find potential partners in Africa within the framework of the Energy Africa Startup…

This event will be held to celebrate the recent announcement on the start of trading under the interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Ghana. Panellists include inter alia representatives from institutions, scholars on EU-Ghana/Africa relations, several experts on mobility and energy, and entrepreneurs. It will take place on Friday 19 November 2021 at…

The event will take place online on Wednesday 24 November 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (CET). During the occasion, international experts will present solutions for the improved management of forest and agricultural residues in order to reduce forest fires. The event will be an opportunity to learn about opportunities and calls for proposals…

On Tuesday, November 16th 2021, the European final of the EEPA awards took place in Portoroz, Slovenia, and the award was conferred to the Interreg CILIFO project on forest firefighting and prevention. The CILIFO project gains European recognition, for implementing the world’s first accelerator/incubator focused on forest fires, called “Firefighting Open Innovation Lab“. The Finnova…

CILIFO, the “Iberian Center for the Investigation and Fighting of Forest Fires”, through the Finnova Foundation, has won the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) among the Spanish competitors. CILIFO will represent Spain at the European level as a finalist in the category 4 – “Supporting the Internationalisation of Business”. The final ceremony will be held…

The European project CircularInnoBooster and its accelerator CirCoAX were present at COP26. Spanish company DeleiteWear won Nextextile COP26 Startup Europe Awards. Brussels, 8.11.2021 – Re-inventing a fashion and textile sector that respects the limits of the planet and whose strategies are framed by social, environmental and economic sustainability. This was one of the main demands…

The panel discussion addressed the current status of bioeconomy in Europe. Panellists concurred that biogas is a sustainable source of renewable energy which may bring Europe closer to the green transition. Topics included the harnessing of organic waste to scale up the circular economy and to produce green energy. The event was framed within the…

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, began on Monday, 1 November. For 12 intense days, leaders from all over the world will put forward avant-garde initiatives under the slogan ‘Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change’. Through events and workshops, initiatives will be shared to tackle the climate crisis from many different angles, sustainable…