Project: Cross-Med Wildfire Resilience: Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Wildfire Risk Mitigation

MedFireWise: Call for applications – Two final‐year internships (Master 2 / 3rd year engineering school) in Tunisia
MedFireWise: Call for applications – Two final‐year internships (Master 2 / 3rd year engineering school) in Tunisia

An immersive applied research internship focused on Mediterranean forest dynamics, combining vegetation analysis and climate vulnerability assessment within the MedFireWise project.

MedFireWise Celebrates the Day of the Mediterranean: United for a Fire-Resilient Future
MedFireWise Celebrates the Day of the Mediterranean: United for a Fire-Resilient Future

For the Day of the Mediterranean, MedFireWise showcases how collaboration across seven regions is turning collective knowledge into practical wildfire resilience. Together, we protect our shared home.

MedFireWise: Lebanon’s Communities Take the Lead for a Fire-Resilient Future
MedFireWise: Lebanon’s Communities Take the Lead for a Fire-Resilient Future

On October 30th, 2025, the Land and Natural Resources Program at the University of Balamand (UOB), in collaboration with the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI), organized a workshop in Hrar, Akkar, titled “Reducing Wildfire Risks: Assessing Needs and Exploring Sustainable Solutions.”

MedFireWise: Building a Fire-Resilient Mediterranean Starts in Athens
MedFireWise: Building a Fire-Resilient Mediterranean Starts in Athens

Athens, 4 November 2025 — The MedFireWise Project officially launched in Athens, positioning the city as a hub for Mediterranean cooperation on wildfire risk reduction. Coordinated by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), the initiative brings together partners from Greece, Spain, Italy, Türkiye, Tunisia, Algeria, and Lebanon to scale up Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for wildfire prevention and landscape resilience.

MEDFIREWISE: Building wildfire-resilient communities across the Mediterranean
MEDFIREWISE: Building wildfire-resilient communities across the Mediterranean

This EU-funded project strengthens wildfire resilience by combining science, innovation and community engagement across six Mediterranean countries.