Focus on Arts and Ecology

October 24
https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/bouncing-back-better-after-large-forest-fires/

Forest fires are part of the evolution of ecosystems, but they also cause severe disasters including loss of life, damage to homes and economic losses every year. As climate change effects such as long periods of drought become worse, forested areas become susceptible to more frequent and increasingly bigger forest fires.

It is a wicked and complex topic which involves many puzzle pieces. In this GLF Digital Summit, we will focus on post-fire recovery as a specific, crucial puzzle piece in the disaster management cycle. We will listen to stories from California, South Africa and Portugal to get familiar with the full swing of options to recover from forest fires which informs how you mitigate, prevent and respond to future events. In particular, we will pay attention to community-based approaches, landscape planning as well as entrepreneurial solutions to the problem.

After a general introduction by a moderator, each speaker shortly shares the context of their forest fire situation, their current approaches and a statement for the discussion that follows.

Speakers:

Moderator: Dr. François-Nicolas Robinne (Canada)
Prof. José Miguel Cardoso Pereira and Dr. Akli Benali (Portugal)
Misha Teasdale, Greenpop (South Africa)
Matthew Trumm, Camp Fire Restoration Project (USA)