Cáceres, 5–6 June 2025 – The LIFE ADAPT-ALEPPO project actively participated in the national REDFORESTA meeting, organised by the Official College of Forestry Technical Engineers and Graduates in Forest Engineering and the Natural Environment. This event brought together environmental professionals from across Spain and focused on new technologies for sustainable forest management. Two key presentations were given by Esteban Jordán, General Manager of Ingeniería del Entorno Natural SL and coordinator of the LIFE project.
🔍 Remote sensing applied to forest health: anticipating pine forest decline
The first talk, “Forest health with remote sensing”, presented advances achieved under Action C2 of the project, focused on early diagnosis of decline in Pinus halepensis forests.
A highlight was the innovative web map viewer developed by AGRESTA (lifeadaptaleppo.agrestaweb.org), which identifies vulnerable areas using spectral indices such as NDVI and NBR. Publicly accessible and scientifically validated, these tools anticipate water stress phenomena and prioritise intervention zones based on technical criteria, supporting adaptive silviculture and management under climate change scenarios.lifeadaptaleppo.agrestaweb.org
Attendees learned how this technology combines free satellite data (COPERNICUS, Sentinel-2, Landsat) with fieldwork, making remote sensing a strategic resource for forest planning amid growing climate uncertainty.
🌱 Adaptive silviculture for resilient forests
The second presentation, “LIFE project on adaptive silviculture”, outlined the project’s main results in its final phase. Practical applications in degraded Mediterranean forests were structured around four lines of action:
- • Assisted migration: experimental plantations of Pinus halepensis with provenances adapted to future climates improved survival and vigour in critical areas.
- • Eco-hydrological silviculture: controlled thinning enhanced infiltration, reduced fire risk and improved aquifer recharge.
- • Structural and floristic diversification: innovative management techniques created more complex, stable and biodiverse forests, increasing resilience to disturbance.
- • Post-fire regeneration: in fire-affected stands, silvicultural treatments reduced excessive regeneration density, optimising the structure of the future forest.
🔗 Building a technical forestry network for sustainability
REDFORESTA has become a key forum for sharing experiences, results and tools that strengthen forest managers’ capacity to meet 21st-century environmental challenges. LIFE ADAPT-ALEPPO’s participation demonstrated that technical innovation, rigorous data analysis and collaborative work are pillars of resilient and sustainable forest management.
For more details and access to project tools, attend the event in Cáceres on 5–6 June and visit:
- www.adaptaleppo.eu www.adaptaleppo.eu
lifeadaptaleppo.agrestaweb.org - lifeadaptaleppo.agrestaweb.org
See you in Cáceres!