Promote, share, and strengthen the Fire Culture
Prescribed Fire Association of Europe - NODFYR Portugal
About us
Inspired by the Prescribed Burn Associations (PBA's) in the United States, NODFYR is the first association of its kind to be set up in Europe. Our mission is clear: to offer a proactive response to the needs of local communities in the ecological management of habitats and landscapes, using fire in a conscious and responsible way.
Prescribed Fire
Prescribed fire is a landscape management technique that uses fire in a controlled and planned way to achieve specific resource management and rural fire protection objectives. Just like a medical prescription, the use of prescribed fire is carefully planned and adjusted according to the needs and conditions of the ‘patient’ - the landscape.
Manifesto
Over the centuries, although these uses of fire were intended to sustain a subsistence system for human communities, they have also provided benefits for the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of landscapes. Fire can play a negative or positive role for human communities and ecosystems, depending on how, when and where it occurs.
