Europe must be ready before the first fire even starts.

We’re acting against devastating wildfires:
đź”¶ Making landscapes more resistant to fires
🔶 Expanding the EU’s joint firefighting fleet
đź”¶ Pre-positioning European firefighters in vulnerable places
đź”¶ Establishing a European firefighting hub in Cyprus
đź”¶ Developing satellite and AI-based tools to better predict and manage wildfires
🔶 Involving Europeans in wildfire preparedness through a European Citizens’ Panel

https://link.europa.eu/kVBNqT

Denuncian que a Xunta arrosou 35 hectáreas en Bande nunha polémica queima a que se opuxeron técnicos forestais

O Movemento Ecoloxista da Limia (MEL) vén de denunciar unha queima “abusiva e descontrolada” realizada por persoal da Xunta de Galicia no concello de Bande, que cualifican como “o primeiro i ...

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@EUCommission "Deploying beavers" is definitely missing in this list of actions.
Hey @McHollander that's actually a great idea, thank you for mentioning beavers! They play a very important role in our ecosystem, and that's why they are protected by our Habitats Directive.
We also funded this project that aimed to raise awareness of the benefits that beavers bring to the environment. Take a look at the results: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE19-GIE-SI-001111/life-with-the-beaver-wetlands-and-climate-change

@EUCommission I'm very glad to mention beavers.

And just so anyone reading this understands what they have to do with wildfire prevention: beavers *create* their own wetland habitats that are extremely wild fire resistant. They also help prevent droughts in the first place by keeping water in place during the year (and help prevent floods by slowing down water during high rain activity).

@EUCommission

Oh good... give AI access to everything it needs to burn Europe to the ground.

Way to go.

@Sunny @EUCommission
I think it is a shame that every time the word AI is used, LLM's is the first thing that comes to mind.

@EUCommission hmm...I think your "satellite and AI" is going to neutralise all the other good work by exacerbating the global heating that causes these problems in the first place.

Listen to @McHollander and deploy beavers instead!! 🦫

Denuncian que a Xunta arrosou 35 hectáreas en Bande nunha polémica queima a que se opuxeron técnicos forestais

O Movemento Ecoloxista da Limia (MEL) vén de denunciar unha queima “abusiva e descontrolada” realizada por persoal da Xunta de Galicia no concello de Bande, que cualifican como “o primeiro i ...

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