The Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans
The overall goal of the project is to increase resilience of Western Balkan forests and landscapes against fires and benefit the people who depend on these landscapes for their livelihoods and socioeconomic development.
Factsheet
- Schools involved School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
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Institute(s)
Multifunctional Forest Management
HAFL Institut Hugo P. Cecchini - Research unit(s) Forest Policy and International Forest Management
- Funding organisation Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Bundesverwaltung)
- Duration (planned) 22.08.2024 - 31.12.2026
- Head of project Jelena Markovic
- Project staff Jelena Markovic
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Partner
Farmahem DOOEL
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) - Keywords Forestry and landscape management;Climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Situation
The LFMWB Programme is financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – SDC and coordinated by Farmahem (acting as Regional Executive Agency) from North Macedonia. The overall goal of this LFMWB is to increase resilience of Western Balkan forests and landscapes against fires and benefit the people who depend on these landscapes for their livelihoods and socioeconomic development. Applied is a participatory approach that includes the local population in the processes, promotes gender equality, and further strengthens public awareness of the importance of safeguarding natural resources.
Course of action
The LFMWB Programme will contribute to establish strong and fully operational national and regional networks for LFM launching multi-stakeholder policy dialogues, foster better cooperation and strengthen the capacities in the WB region. Furthermore, the LFMWB Programme will contribute to encourage the integration of LFM as an essential part of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. To ensure this the Regional Executive Agency works in close partnership with a diverse group of Programme partners and stakeholders, forging collaborative relationships with organizations such as the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC), Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH-HAFL, and a network of Country Partner Institutions located across the Western Balkans with backstopping support from Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation from Switzerland. BFH- HAFL has an advisory role and contributes with its expertise and managing connections and interactions with Swiss counterparts to support the Programme’s objectives.
