BRIDGE – Bridging Science and Local Communities to wildfire risk reduction, is a research project that began on March 15, 2021, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the call for Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects on Prevention and Fighting of Forest Fires.
Adopting an anticipatory approach centred on the prevention and mitigation of the risk of forest fire, the BRIDGE project relies on the traditional knowledge of the populations about the region’s fragilities and about the most adequate protective behaviours. In BRIDGE the engagement and involvement of the local community is a central condition of the project as a research approach. The aim is to build knowledge with the community and generate greater social awareness on forest fire risk, promoting continued commitment to the consensual risk reduction strategy.