Purpose

AFPE - Nodfyr Portugal exists with the aim of promoting environmental, ecological, social and economic sustainability and general well-being by educating, training and practising safe prescribed fire techniques to empower local communities, both technically and institutionally and in terms of traditional knowledge and use of fire, enabling the ecological management of habitats and landscapes and fostering the resilience of territories in the face of climate change.



Objectives

•    To promote, disseminate and reinforce a culture of fire use that includes diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and sovereignty in all areas of the territories and their inhabitants;
•    To sign agreements with public and private institutions, both national and international, to promote scientific research and culture, technological innovation, professional training, sustainable development of rural areas and the defence of the environment and its resources;
•    To approve, promote, coordinate and support projects of interaction with society in the field of knowledge and use of prescribed fire, both of a technical and traditional nature;
•    To ensure compliance with the legislation, rules and regulations in force in each country, autonomous community and region;
•    To disseminate the results of research activities and the production of knowledge on the different uses of fire;
•    To promote, in an inclusive manner, training, dissemination and development activities in the different fields of fire use, as an ecological tool for managing territories and their habitats;
•    Contribute to the definition and implementation of public policies in their fields of intervention;
•    Promote national and international co-operation for the knowledge and dissemination of prescribed fire;
•    To promote, in Portugal and abroad, the organisation of public events, exhibitions or communication and dissemination actions, training and education related to the use of prescribed fire;
•    To promote social and cultural activities that collectively benefit members;
•    To provide members with information relevant to their activity;
•    To promote the recognition of the use of traditional fire as an intangible heritage of humanity;                                                                                    
•    To defend the economic, social and professional interests of prescribed fire users.