6. …In 2008, the global annual burnt area was lower
than in the years before.
…In 2003 (August) Portugal suffered from huge
wildfires which led to an increase of the burnt
area.
…In 2003 and 2005 catastrophic forest fires
occurred in Portugal.
10. In all forests, since 2007, it’s forbidden to:
Smoke or make fire.
Set off firework.
Hold fire for pasture renewal.
Burn agricultural or forestry remains.
11.
12. Burnt area in the Municipality of Lamego
between 1995 and 2009
13.
14. Number of Fires/Year.
Burnt area in Square metre and Hectare.
17. Total burnt area in the Municipality of Lamego per
year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
793,793 726,377 465,542 284,029 765,761 1663,854 164,958 122,185 113,641 600,978
20. PROTOCOLS …
RIBAFLOR
Town Hall
NATIONAL FOREST
AUTHORITY
led to the formation of a team of Forest Sappers
21. Forest sappers
5 elements with specialized training.
FUNCTIONS:
Preventive forestry measures (cleaning of weeds, pruning trees).
Surveillance operations.
First intervention.
Combat support.
22. Avoid forest fires in high risk areas.
Forest patches.
Human Settlements.
Industrial Areas.
23. Since the formation of the team of Forest sappers
in 2008, 63.32 hectares of forest roads and water
points have already been cleaned.
24.
25. In the PMDFCI (Municipal Plan for Forest Fire
Protection) are set:
Prevention plans.
Plans to raise awareness.
Plans of detection.
Combat plans.
Plans for deletion.
Recovery plans for burnt areas.
26. The Municipality of Lamego has reforested burnt
areas.
Our Municipality is concerned in keeping the
native species. So, there are several awareness
campaigns at local, national and international
levels.
27. Ad Campaigns:
Rob Schneider travels to Portugal to “Save
Miguel.”
Portuguese Pavilion at Xangai Expo (made of
cork)
28. http://www.portugal.gov.pt/
http://viseumais.com/viseu
Câmara Municipal de Lamego
Ribaflor