STOA Workshop: Nature-Based Solutions Against Forest Wildfires
Live Stream
About the Event
Wildfire risk in Europe is intensifying and expanding geographically due to climate change and land-use shifts, bringing growing environmental, economic, and social impacts. The devastating 2025 wildfires across several EU countries have reinforced the urgency of transitioning from reactive response to preventive, resilience-based approaches.
Nature-based solutions (NbS)—such as ecosystem restoration and diversified landscape management—offer integrated benefits by reducing fire risk while advancing climate adaptation, carbon storage, and rural revitalization. European policy frameworks and funding instruments increasingly support this shift, creating opportunities to scale effective solutions across regions.
The event will highlight the role of NbS in wildfire prevention and management, showcase successful projects across Europe, identify policy and funding mechanisms to apply these solutions locally, and generate concrete recommendations to strengthen resilience and community safety.
Hosted by
MEP 
Spain Member of the European Parliament
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament | 
Partido Socialista Obrero Español 
MEP Spain Member of the European Parliament
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament | Partido Socialista Obrero Español Committees
Delegations
Speakers
Anastasia PANTERA
Professor
Agricultural University of Athens
Ine VANDECASTEELE
Expert in the Climate Risk and Resilience Unit
European Environment Agency
Philippe TULKENS
Head of Unit on 'Climate and Planetary Boundaries'
Deputy manager of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
European Commission
DG RTD
Juan PICOS
Professor
University of Vigo
Spain
Ragni FJELLGAARD MIKALSEN
RISE Fire Research
Norway
Programme
Important – This event is by invitation, and only registered participants will be admitted. Due to capacity constraints, all attendees must register, including those already holding a European Parliament access badge. Registration is mandatory for admission.
Staff
European Parliament
Rue Wiertz 60 1047 BRUSSELS