CIM Viseu Dão Lafões participates in the VIII Energy & Climate Summit
As part of the “VIII Energy & Climate Summit” taking place in Loulé on July 29th, under the theme “Nature and Climate: The Urgency to Act,” CIM Viseu Dão Lafões will participate in the debate, alongside experts, decision-makers, and members of civil society, to discuss real solutions for the future of the planet. CIM Viseu […]
LIFE Landscape Fire among the best of the LIFE Awards 2025
The European LIFE Landscape Fire project, designed, coordinated, and implemented by CIM Viseu Dão Lafões, was one of nine finalist initiatives recognized in the 2025 LIFE Awards. The final took place on June 3rd in Brussels. Selected from approximately 150 projects, LIFE Landscape Fire stood out in the “Circular Economy and Quality of Life” and […]
CIM Viseu Dão Lafões project is a finalist for the LIFE Awards 2025
The LIFE Landscape Fire project is the only one of the nine finalists coordinated by Portugal. The LIFE Awards recognize innovative and inspiring projects in the areas of climate action, biodiversity protection, pollution control, and clean technologies. The awards ceremony will take place on June 3rd in Brussels, during EU Green Week.
Field trip to the Galicia region
On the 6th and 7th of June, the CIM Viseu Dão Lafões organised a field trip as part of the European Life Landscape Fire project to the region of Galicia (Spain). During the visit, the participants had the opportunity to share experiences with technicians from various institutions, including the Galician Emergency Agency (AXEGA), the Emergency […]
Seminars on planning and managing prescribed burning to prevent forest fires
In the context of the Life Landscape Fire project, the Regional Government of Extremadura held seminars in Cáceres on the planning and management of prescribed burning to prevent forest fires on the 9th and 10th of May. The aim of these seminars, organised by the Junta de Extremadura’s Forest Management and Rural World Council, was […]
Workshop #3 – Act now
In the context of the LIFE Landscape Fire project, CIM Viseu Dão Lafões organised the third and final workshop of the ‘Igniting Change’ series on 22nd of May in Brussels, at the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the EU, on the theme of ‘Acting Now’, with the aim of presenting the main results of the […]
Workshop #2 – Expanding prevention with more perspectives
Under the Life Landscape Fire project, CIM Viseu Dão Lafões organised the workshop ‘Expanding prevention with more perspectives’, as part of a series of ‘Igniting Change’ workshops, which took place on the morning of 7th of May at the Madrid Higher Technical School of Forestry Engineers (of the Polytechnic University of Madrid). The aim of […]
Workshop #1 – Demonstration of Good Practices
Under the scope of the Life Landscape Fire project, CIM Viseu Dão Lafões promoted a series of ‘Igniting Change’ workshops, the first of which, on the theme of ‘Demonstration of Good Practices’, took place on 17th April in the morning at the Mangualde Municipal Library. The aim of this workshop was to share knowledge, results […]
Pilot controlled fire actions
Starting in March 2023, under the Life Landscape Fire project, several pilot prescribed burning actions were carried out in the municipalities of São Pedro do Sul, Vila Nova de Paiva, Vouzela and Castro Daire. These actions were supported by operatives from the Volunteer Fire Brigades of the respective municipalities where the actions took place, as […]
Visit to a farm participating in the Life Maronesa project
On the 8th of February, as part of the Life Landscape Fire project, a work visit was made to the Casal da Bouça farm (Vila Pouca de Aguiar), to promote a meeting between the Life Landscape Fire and Life Maronesa projects. The aim of this visit was to share experiences that arose from the implementation […]
