On August 17, 2023, the Landscape Fire Management Programme in the Western Balkans, coordinated by the Regional Executive Agency (REA-Farmahem), organized an educational visit to the Pelister National Park. This visit presented a pivotal opportunity for the Country Project Staff (CPS), the members of the Regional Fire Monitoring Center and the REA team to immerse themselves in the practical complexities of landscape fire management (LFM).
In the context of the SDC's Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) Programme, the second landscape fire management (LFM) workshop was held in Podgorica on the 29th of June, 2023. This significant workshop of the national LFM network was organized by the LFMWB's Country Partner Institution (CPI), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Montenegro, in collaboration with the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC).
In the framework of the SDC's Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) Programme, the second landscape fire management (LFM) workshop was held on the 21st of June, 2023, in Banja Luka. The workshop was organized by the LFMWB’s Country Partner Institution (CPI), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republika Srpska, in collaboration with the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC).
The Networking and Communication Training, held from 12th to 16th of June 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia, marked a significant milestone in advancing networking skills, communication, and stakeholder involvement within the framework of the SDC’s Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) Programme. The Regional Executive Agency (REA-Farmahem) of the LFMWB Programme organized the training in collaboration with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation.
The Initial Landscape Fire Management (LFM) regional workshop took place on May 19th, 2023 in Porto, Portugal marking the beginning of the Western Balkan LFM Regional Network's collaborative journey. Held as part of the Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) Programme, the workshop was organized by the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC) in collaboration with the Regional Executive Agency (REA-Farmahem).
The Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) Programme partners had an opportunity to attend the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference (IWFC) held in Porto, Portugal from 15th to 19th May 2023. The attendance of the 18 LFMWB Programme partners at the 8th IWFC in Porto was organized by the Regional Executive Agency (REA-Farmahem) of the LFMWB Programme, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Initial landscape fire management (LFM) workshop in Pristina
On April 13th, 2023, the Initial Landscape Fire Management (LFM) national workshop was held in Pristina as part of the Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) Programme. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development (MAFRD) of the Republic of Kosovo, as the LFMWB Country Partner Institution (CPI), organized the workshop in collaboration with the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC) to introduce LFM stakeholders to the LFM concept and their roles in the LFM networks. The workshop aimed to contribute to the process of developing Country reports with LFM guidelines.
Initial landscape fire management (LFM) workshop in Skopje
As part of the Landscape Fire Management Programme in the Western Balkans (LFMWB), the Initial landscape fire management (LFM) workshop was held in Skopje on the 30th of March 2023. The workshop was organized by the LFMWB Country Partner Institution (CPI), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy of North Macedonia in cooperation with the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC). In the workshop, the LFM stakeholders had an opportunity to be introduced to the objectives of the LFMWB Programme, the LFM concept, their role as members of the LFM networks (science-practice policy interface) and their contribution to the process of developing Country reports with LFM guidelines.
Initial landscape fire management (LFM) workshop in Podgorica
The initial landscape fire management (LFM) national workshop in the context of the Landscape Fire Management Programme in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) was organized in Podgorica on the 15th of March 2023. The LFM national workshop was organized by the LFMWB Country Partner Institution (CPI), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Montenegro in cooperation with the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC). In the workshop, the LFM stakeholders had an opportunity to be introduced to the objectives of the LFMWB Programme, the LFM concept, their role as members of the LFM networks (science-practice policy interface) and their contribution to the process of developing Country reports with LFM guidelines.
Initial landscape fire management (LFM) workshop in Banja Luka
In the framework of the Landscape Fire Management Programme in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) initial landscape fire management (LFM) workshop was organized in Banja Luka on 2nd of March 2023 by the LFMWB Country Partner Institution (CPI), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republika Srpska in cooperation with the Regional Fire Monitoring Center (RFMC). In the workshop, the LFM stakeholders had an opportunity to be introduced to the objectives of the LFMWB Programme, the LFM concept, their role as members of the LFM networks (science-practice policy interface) and their contribution to the process of developing Country reports with LFM guidelines.
The Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) is a Programme financed by the Global Programme Climate Change and Environment (GPCCE) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by Farmahem from Skopje (acting as a Regional Executive Agency (REA)) with backstopping support from Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation.
Workshop on capacity-building need assessment organized for the LFMWB Programme partners
Regional Executive Agency (Farmahem) of the Landscape Fire Management Programme in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) with support of Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, RFMC and HAFL from 19th–22nd of December 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia organized a Capacity-building Need Assessment workshop. The aim of the workshop was for the Programme partners to get familiar with the long-term vision and goals of the Programme with a focus on the core activities planned for 2023. Based on these activities, the capacity-building needs of the Programme partners were assessed.
International exposure of the LFMWB Programme
The overall goal of the SDC's Landscape Fire Management Programme in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) was presented in the joint workshop "Develop, adopt and transfer innovative solutions and actions to prevent and control wildfires". Moreover, the LFMWB Programme partners, the Regional Fire Monitoring Center and the Global Fire Monitoring Center, had presentations related to regional and global cross-boundary cooperation. The event was held on the 24th of October 2022 in Antalya, Turkey.