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The prescribed burnings for the prevention of large forest fires are finished

The 3 prescribed burns carried out within the framework of the conservation action have been completed. C7: Strategic silvicultural actions for the prevention of large forest fires in Pinus nigra forests. The locations where the works have been carried out

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The Life Pinassa will present a communication at the LIFE Red Bosques

The Life Pinassa project will participate in the debate within the Days of the Life Red Bosques through the presentation of a communication by Jordi Camprodon. The presentation will take place on Thursday, November 23 and will be titled: Active

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Begining of the technical manuals

Begining of the writing of the technical manuals The technical manuals are being prepared based on the LIFE Pinassa results and based on a literature review. They will deal with the following topics: – Good forest management practices and conservation

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End of the monitoring of the indicators

The monitoring of bioindicators of the forest stands where forestry improvement actions had been completed. – A team of 3 people has carried out transects in all the stands of the different actions in order to collect data from the

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Bats begin to occupy shelters

Bat shelters set up in black pine forests for population monitoring and conservation within the Pinassa Life begin to be occupied (the acceptance and occupancy rate of artificial shelters in bats is generally much slower and lower than in case

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Collaboration with the Mid Sweden University in Action C7

Last April, Jennie Sandström, a researcher at Mid Sweeden University, spent 3 weeks at CTFC, where she also had the support of Frederick Carlsson and Julia Hjalmarsson from Mid Sweeden University. The Swedish researchers participated in the dendroecological study of

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Project coordination meeting at the CPF

This November 24th, the coordination meeting with all Life Pinassa partners took place at the CPF in Torreferrussa, where the following topics were discussed: Midterm Report 2016, External Audit and Progress report 2017. Status of conservation actions (C1-C7). Forecast of

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Bat boxes have been installed in different pine forests where improvements have been made or with a high degree of maturity

The goal is to increase good shelters for different species of bats, increasing populations of these threatened flying mammals. Lack of maturity and adequate shelters is one of the causes of the low densities of forest bats in these forests.

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Master’s dissertation on Dead wood structures and tree microhabitats in Pinus nigra forests of varying managements histories in Catalonia

En the framework of the MSc European Forestry, Nicholas Sande has carried out his  master’s dissertation on Dead wood structures and tree microhabitats in Pinus nigra forests of varying managements histories in Catalonia. You can see the dissertation by clicking in

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Scientific and technical communications in sectoral conferences and writing of articles

In 2016, a technical communication has been drafted and published : – Farriol, R. et al. 2016. La Muntanya d’Alinyà: un exemple de planificació forestal que integra gestió i conservació. En: Tusell, J.M., Beltrán, M. (Coords.). 2016 XXXIII Jornades Tècniques Silvícoles

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