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The REMAS project aims to provide answers to the understanding of the functioning of carbon pools in vegetation and soils in the most representative forest ecosystems of Southwest Europe.

The pilot areas in cross border cooperation are fire-affected areas where carbon restoration measures are applied. The aim is that the analysis serves for the design of action guidelines and management measures for carbon pools after fires.

Valencia Region (Spain): Ecosystem of "Pinus halepensis" Mill.

The forest area of the Valencia Region occupies almost 60% of the territory, although its area is increasing at a rate of approx. 3,300 ha/year (NFI2-NFI3). The wooded ecosystem of Pinus halepensis is the one studied in REMAS. It represents 40% of the region’s territory (514,065 ha). In terms of forest ownership, 55% of the forest land is privately owned, 39% is public and 6% is unknown. Of the public ownership, 76% belongs to municipalities. Main source: PATFOR (2013).

Chelva Forest District

In the Valencia Region, the risk of greenhouse gas emissions is studied in the Chelva Forest Demarcation  (except Rincón de Ademúz) and its surroundings affected by the Andilla fire in 2012, where 20,945 hectares burned.

La Concordia experimental station

The Station is located on public land ceded by the Conselleria d’Agricultura, Medi Ambient, Canvi Climàtic i Densenvolupament Rural and the Town Council-Ayuntamiento of Llíria.

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Guadalajara Region (Spain): Ecosystem of "Pinus sylvestris" L. 

The forest area in the Guadalajara region covers more than 62% of the territory (more than 764,000 ha) and most of this forest area is wooded (68%). Pinus sylvestris pine forests occupy an area of 57,107 ha. Seventy per cent of the area covered by this species is public and 30% is private. Of the public property, 80% belongs to the municipalities. In the study area (Alto Tajo Nature Reserve). Pinus sylvestris forests cover more than 25,000 ha (19% of the protected area).

Alto Tajo Natural Park

The study area of the project in Castilla-La Mancha is located in the Alto Tajo Natural Park. Specifically, the pilot area of the REMAS project is located in the forest “Dehesa Espineda” (MUP 133), owned by the municipality of Checa and managed by the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha. In 2012 a fire affected 1,182 ha in the area of Chequilla, Checa and Alcoroches.

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New-Aquitaine Region (France): Ecosystem of "Pinus pinaster" Ait.

New-Aquitaine is home to Europe’s largest artificial forest, established since the end of the 19th century to stabilise the coastal dunes and reclaim the marshes that later occupied the territory. This region now covers 1 million hectares, only 10% of which is managed by the French state or local authorities. This forest is a plantation dominated by a local species, the maritime pine, mainly used for timber, but increasignly for paper and energy production.

Landes de Gascogne

The study area of the REMAS project on the French side represents the northern Gironde part of the Landes de Gascogne massif. Its surface area is 558,868 ha and includes the areas burnt between 2000 and 2019. This study area includes 100 communes, all of which belong to the Landes de Gascogne forest region.

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Algarve Region (Portugal): Ecosystem of "Quercus suber" L.

Serra de Caldeirão generally corresponds to a geological formation of schist-grauvaca, with steep slopes and covered mainly by cork oak ecosystems. The landscape is characterised by vast expanses of cork oak forests and unergrowth generally. Other land cover types include thickets dominated by Cistus ladanifer, as well as some pastures or crops. There are also scattered stands of P. pinaster, P. pinea and Eucalyptus spp. Land ownership is fragmented and private. Cork harvesting is the main economic activity of the local communities.

Serra do Caldeirão

The study area in Portugal is the subunit of PROF Algarve (Regional Forest Management Plan), called Serra do Caldeirão, with about 80,730 hectares. Three municipalities are partially located in this area: Loulé, São Brás de Alportel and Tavira.

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