André Pestana wants the Army to fight wildfires and clear woodlands in winter
André Pestana stressed that, as the President of the Republic is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, he should have the courage to say that they need to be defending the population in summer, when wildfires occur.
André Pestana wants the Army to fight wildfires and woodlands cleared in winter
Presidential candidate André Pestana said today that the Army should be mobilised to fight the forest fires that affect Portugal every year, and that woodlands should be cleared in winter to end “the powerful business of fire”.
ICNF invests €50 million in fire prevention
Equipment delivered to intermunicipal communities (CIM) and the municipalities of Leiria, Oeste and Lezíria do Tejo. The ICNF’s regional director for the Centre says that preventing fires and enhancing the value of the forest are aspects of the same strategy.
