{"id":2862,"date":"2025-12-18T09:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grupboix.com\/?p=2862"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:58:24","slug":"grup-boix-warns-of-wildfire-risk-and-calls-for-stronger-forest-management-as-winter-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grupboix.com\/en\/grup-boix-warns-of-wildfire-risk-and-calls-for-stronger-forest-management-as-winter-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Grup Boix Warns of Wildfire Risk and Calls for Stronger Forest Management as Winter Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bergued\u00e0-based company Boix, a leading player in forest management and wood transformation, is issuing a public call to strengthen forest management at the start of winter\u2014a period when wildfire risk fades from headlines, yet when most of the preventive actions that help reduce it are carried out. Boix stresses that effective wildfire prevention takes place during the colder months, when it is possible to reduce forest fuel loads and improve the overall condition of forest ecosystems.<\/p>\n

A Critical Year for Wildfires in Europe and Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grup Boix warns that 2025 has been a critical year for wildfires across Europe. According to data from the European Union\u2019s Joint Research Centre<\/a>, more than 1,031,000 hectares have burned across the continent since the beginning of the year\u2014almost three times more than during the same period in 2024. In total, 2,187 wildfires have been recorded, with associated CO\u2082 emissions exceeding 42 million tonnes, double the figure of the previous year. The EU confirms that this has been the worst year on record in terms of burned surface area.<\/p>\n

The largest wildfires have been concentrated in Portugal, Spain, southern France, Greece and southern Italy, as well as in parts of Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. The Iberian Peninsula\u2014particularly its western regions, including large areas of Castile and Le\u00f3n, Extremadura, Portugal and parts of Galicia\u2014has been the scene of most fires exceeding 5,000 hectares.<\/p>\n

In Spain, the situation has been especially severe. As of 25 November, the burned area reached 392,923 hectares, accounting for 39% of all land affected by wildfires in the European Union in 2025. A significant increase in off-season fires has also been observed, with severe episodes occurring in spring and autumn.<\/p>\n

Catalonia: Forests Growing Faster Than They Are Managed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The company believes this context highlights the urgent need to strengthen forest management<\/a>, particularly in regions such as Catalonia, where forests are growing much faster than they are being managed. According to sector data, Catalonia\u2019s forest mass grows at approximately three times the rate at which it is managed through selective harvesting. This accumulation of biomass\u2014often in ageing and poorly managed forests\u2014greatly increases wildfire risk and reduces forests\u2019 ability to act as major natural carbon sinks.<\/p>\n

For Boix, sustainable forest management\u2014based on selective cutting, ongoing maintenance and natural regeneration\u2014is both an environmental and social responsibility. \u201cThe wood we manage is part of a vital cycle that preserves environmental balance. An abandoned forest is a vulnerable forest, both to wildfires and to climate change,\u201d explains Carles Mart\u00ed, Chief Executive Officer of the group.<\/p>\n

Fifty Years of Experience and Commitment to the Territory<\/strong><\/p>\n

With more than fifty years of history, the group has been a pioneer in Catalonia in establishing its own in-house team of forestry engineers and operates under PEFC and CatForest certifications, which guarantee best forestry practices and respect for the ecological functions of forest ecosystems. The company maintains that active forest management helps reduce risks, create skilled employment and promote a local bioeconomy closely linked to the territory.<\/p>\n

Rooted in the Bergued\u00e0 region yet with a clear European outlook, Boix reiterates that, in a context of climate emergency and increasingly long and unpredictable wildfire seasons, forest management must be a priority. \u201cProtecting today\u2019s forest is ensuring tomorrow\u2019s,\u201d the company concludes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bergued\u00e0-based company Boix, a leading player in forest management and wood transformation, is issuing a public call to strengthen forest management at the start of winter\u2014a period when wildfire risk fades from headlines, yet when most of the preventive actions that help reduce it are carried out. 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