New and Improved Post-Fire Intervention Guide Poster: A Resource for Ecological Regeneration and Landscape Structuring Title: Post-Fire Intervention Guide in Portugal: Restoring the Landscape We are excited to introduce the latest edition of our Post-Fire Intervention Guide, a valuable tool for ecological regeneration and landscape restructuring in Portugal. Originally released in 2017, this guide has […]
Reviving Monchique: A Sustainable Restoration Project for a Fire-Stricken Region” Today we had the pleasure of visiting a project at the top of Monchique, an area that was severely affected by the 2018 wildfires. The restoration and ecological structuring actions are currently being prepared for the upcoming autumn season, in the following sequence: At Terracrua […]
What was done and what should have been done following the major fires of the last two years in Portugal? Terracrua Design (terracruadesign.com), a small company based in Faro, has become a reference in projects related to ecology and sustainability, forest regeneration, and post-fire strategies. Nuno Mamede is a consultant, designer, and project manager there, […]
It was an intense and rewarding day. We received 5 projects affected by the fire and provided advice on how to intervene. This is just the beginning! From now on, we will be at the Cooperativa Agricola de Monchique every month, supporting and advising those interested in this new approach, the fusion of emergency interventions […]
Let’s begin with a brief history. In 2003, Portugal was hit by one of its greatest ever heat waves. Thecountry’s central region – in the area between Lisbon, Leiria and Coimbra – was the worst affectedby forest fires. With temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius, a relative humidity of less than 30% andwinds of more than […]