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with d. w. business beyond outsource places of peace and century. unimportant regulations about climate. but this key habitat faces a growing threat from increasingly frequent devastating forest fires. in america, we've been seeing the effects of climate change for years now in germany to this year's fires were catastrophic. you know, and we can expect to repeat. the problem is exacerbated by rising temperatures, aridity, droughts, science sizes, squaring up, to new challenges. this team, the issue of fighting forest buys and wild fights has been neglected for a long time. it's been a minor part of 5 fight as training programs. but now many fun advises are having a rethink, throwing their weight behind new strategies. and oh no how?

it's only been and we need to be changing the landscape, investing much more and prevention meets our goal is to completely recover as a forest. a escape that must be complete. the protecting of forests has never been more urgent. can we save them the showing the fire whose boss, that's the job of these fire sizes in the commit for as far as on the canary islands. one of them is to be as thomas a manager with ad find the item and dissolves to management and g. o. far as far as i one of the organization, specializations isn't yes. we're here on grand canal area. are getting ready for the control burn. that's going to happen here on the mountain,

you'll come back and we're putting on our protective gear. after another briefing, we'll be off when i get off on us as joined by 18 other participants from full countries. the techniques that ending today may sound crazy at 1st, the settings find it to the forest as a protective measure. cheat, drought mean grand canal areas. pine forests are dry as a bone. they can go up in flames at any time. the prescribed bones are tried and tested prevention method here, 55 to add to it tells them an e mail has been running closest for years. the munition motion for a long time, we just focused on putting out the fire fighting the fire will. you have to not, and at some point is we realize that you can't and cycle to fire washing, you've got to work with it on quite a swell. and that means tough. physical look, removing brush, creating 5 brakes. the 55 is from the u. k. thailand. gemini and

spain to be as follows, is above and t as far as 557 in regular life. he's upon medic. like many of the others, he's paid the cost be out of his own pocket. $1500.00 euros amount. his eyes, like we're doing it alongside our main jobs giving in our heart and soul. your mind is now we're also carrying out prescribed burns of increasingly large areas in germany. and we're applying exactly what we've learned here down to here. so i reckon it's money. well spent and most of all the time, well invested funding prescribed funding is already common practice in many places, including the us, australia and southern europe and know it's playing and increasingly crucial role. so the north america has, like we've been seeing the effects of climate change for years now in germany to this year's fires were catastrophic. and we can expect to repeat with these exercises of being organized by the spanish poll cost of foundation. the

international organization specializes in forest fine management and prevention. i'll be in position 3. $101.00 is $200.00 product of to the all do is preparation. the fire is on now let's participants start small for us with special kind of status. the flames quickly with 3 drawing needles. brush and bronx is the area we're burning now won't burn during the next vegetation phases, it will all be nice and green for the next few years. each fire images climate can is c o 2 into the atlas van. but the controlled then encourages the growth of new crosses, bushes and trees. they bind the previously mentioned volume of c o 2, making for a close cycle. through their effects tell us and the other volunteers are clearing far as debris and preventing the spread of

a blaze that could jump to the trees. this approach to forest by prevention is windy, practiced in southern europe, but 55 has in northern europe. need more experience. paul cost a foundation, co founder one come on you is working to bridge that gap south related to running country where we have been suffering fires for many years. but now it's something new to many northern european countries. so the network does everything because it's the way that we can exchange that experience. i'm not the. the grand canal area exercise was tough, but instructive as much fancy just it was a positive experience and we want to get people in germany more familiar with the idea of tactical fires, as well as showing that fire doesn't always have to be a bad thing, but i'm getting into space. this is the ad fire association has demonstrates that

the importance of methods like these several times like in 2022 in the eastern german state of saxony. as a valid fire raged. specialists were called in to help the is it so much as you can see how the humans underneath has completely burned out leaving the entire area open. it will continue to slowly small the and gradually disintegrate itself for a long time ago. the team of volunteers baffles the ground, fired with hose and shovels. alexander maia is in charge of the other. anything brown has to go. it's all humans and it's burning and smouldering. and just like on grand canal aria, they use breaks to keep the flames in check and carry out prescribed fun in the woods. this prevents the fire from devouring any more. if the ground is obviously

it's exhausting, but it's working the entire area up to there is completely secured by an exposed strip of so that will slow things down towards the end of the seo at funding now has about 500 members. the association was founded 20 years ago to help southern european font crews during p qualify as the the know how gained on these missions is turning out to be useful back home. germany as well. and 5 risk has been steadily rising since the 19 seventy's. and recently is more hot and dry periods have further increased the term so far as the bias. but until recently, local fire services have been focusing on other kinds of emergencies. to forget the traffic accident, an apartment fire requires different protective equipment. then if i'm out in the woods, it's obvious from my clothing, and it's all thin and a single layer, but still 5 per se, so that you can work 8 hours or

a whole day in the blazing sunshine. the issue of finding forest buys and wild flies has been neglected for a long time. it's been a minor part of 5 fighters training. one of the goals of ad fine is to plug these knowledge. gov. that's why they pulsing all know how gathered abroad to find the fighting colleagues in germany on the outskirts of eva, spider and brandenburg to men of devising ways to save all forests, engineer cost, and think so to an forestry scientist, you can model all going to high tech rate. overhead. so we've got our hot plate here. now we're going to load with the material to some of the are they prepared, especially experiment in their own lab or and that's home of my visibility, and i can vote waste simulating as far as fi which emits the same gases that would

be released in a real blaze and it's still just a very small fire, like a cigarette on the 1st floor, often by the board. at the other end is a device that could turn out to be something of a revolution. census that learn how to sniff out a forest fire and it's very early stages and uses ends with the sensors. sniff, smell the smoke and register that smells outcome. and the next time they're able to detect an incipient fire mackenzie, an inch deals pump. they call they device and electronic notice software reveals whether the smoldering fire has been detected who please to it's a, a health reaction. yes, there's a quarter of increase. the cost for the test in the lab is a success plane showed his team updates every improvement, straight away in early forest fi detection. every 2nd counts

because we would hope best of luck, right, because then the flips them yet. so here we've got the finished product with the solar cell and here the gas censor with a membrane on to the gas. and so it is the key element of the electronic knows what's the help of artificial intelligence. it can detect individual gases in the air at the tiniest wisp of smoke, it sounds the alarm. the technology is powered by climate friendly. so the energy that 30 member international team is now working on enhancing the technology at 2 locations because every forest smells different things to to and luna training the nose is to recognize a variety of plants. so the senses can also be used in forest around the world. they don't keep mistakes. i'm optimistic that what we've established in the lab can be implemented in the forest. and by them that

the shift change at the fire station, indignation, town of the going spain. 55 and my new ed lopez rodriguez is doing the hand of the 45 pose. the 45 to a great. so it's all in order, right? yes. one lopez rodriguez has been working for the bump barrows for almost 30 years. he's deeply concerned about the sharp increase in forest fires, many of which now reach the edges of the town. the people this like for example, from here we can see a scorched eucalyptus forest. on the other side of the bay, there was a fire there about 3 or 4 weeks ago. i think once a month,

if i finish woke up the same on us of all the countries in europe, spain is one of the west effected by forest bias. on 2022 was a rank code breaking. yeah. more than 300000 tech tests went up in flames. in automatic. is it really normal that every summer thousands have hector's of land to burn? no, no, it's not natural at all. west for sure. natural forest fires do break out, but not like this. if you don't see anything difficult. so we want to stop the forest from burning every summer, but the most, we need to start thinking about what kind of forest we want. okay, most cadillac veto is surrounded by highly flammable mono cultures. that's why the fi to is attacking the boost if the problem and in his free time exchanging his file size. and guess what caused me to vocalize a bit more. i don't know. why is it moving? okay, let's go for his targeting sauce, dining space, ease of tree,

which is how much we're using these clamps to pull these australian blackwood side of the ground with the whole root if possible, right? even if some of it stays in the ground, the tree won't grow back to the left that nobody ever bid. i can assist huge motor cultures if you can look just and australian blackwood were planted in spain for the woods and paper industry. the fast growing trees are now out of control in many places, making them a serious fire risk, the, the plantations of games and the ground as strongly as a bone ideal conditions for forest fire. so you can see here very clearly how close together the trees can be an indication forest, a commercial, it might as well be gun powder t to know what that is, especially if you consider that these trees are pyro fights, but doesn't mean a species that advances the spread of fire, the full power 5 plants need for it to reproduce. the seats on each of the nights

when exposed to high temperatures. so trees, lots of blackwood acacia thrive when it burns. but what's useful for the tree is a threat to us humans. that's why i'm unaware. lopez rodriguez is slowly changing the fabric of the forest. with the help of local school children, he founded his own association to carry out the work. now a community of volunteers looks off to the forest around vehicle. as this one is easy to pull out fatal, but this one is much more difficult, something must not, that's a long branch, and it's much more complicated muscle, because most of these natural fire, etc, runs, have been removed the replaced by variety of ceilings, elda,

hazelnut development, is plump, many different species of tree. this creates a climate friendly mixed forest, but stays cooler and more humid, which did test via the few kilometers further on the fruits of the day the already visible. this is where the firefighter initiation his project. off to 25 years, the area has grown into a healthy mixed forest. killed us 50 is, was for the let's see what's pcs i can show you here. most of them, it was for the for example, most important you can see how the laurels are really thriving. oh scott, why is yours just like the oaks here? seem to be lucky. there's a crab apple tree over there, the must see that, but all of us that is such as trees now form a 1010 and p of leaves fairly pennant triple by the rise of the sun. despite the high temperatures, it stays humid here, making for a fire resistant forest. a still more, i'm very proud to have stuck with this project kind of a project run by an entire community. but i mean,

it's something that gives my life a purpose. and that is indeed because i believe we're at a decisive point in the history of civilization and humanity that and i study of the if we don't take real action for the month, i mean, then it's not looking good. it is kind of by people coming that's also why the firefighter and the environmental list has some other interesting ideas of his sleeve involving animals. and brandon book, the ben, it's fire brigade is beginning a training exercise to be a thomas and his colleagues from at fire, a sharing new, far as fi. i know how, with the volunteer firefighters, me shall do a pump and roll here. and robin will take you through the tools. can you see the goal for today is that each station can practice on the fire or and keep it under control to have fun. and good luck with me. i think we're just getting the group

one big group to i think he plays the funds on them. the fire brigades should learn to safely master the basics of fighting wildfire. so that means conserving water, not least due to climate change. they also need to get out of the vehicle and use tools to put out the fire and some of the most important selection of the devastation. fine isn't then it's the local fire brigade source help from the specialist club. and sheila demonstrates the tools needed for the job position. this is a good glue. that's not a german name. it comes from portugal in spain. it's a multi to them. it has its disadvantages. it's the heaviest tool, as you'll see when we start chopping nothing. but although it's exhausting, look, it will help to simplify later. this is so as is assessed for until they pause them on who's been volunteering with the brigade for 5 years and nothing hits office. yeah, it's the 1st time i've used anything like this. we don't usually do basic stuff like this, but i'm really going for it. no,

it's hard work. awesome. and as an engineer working and renewables, he's acutely aware of the danger that lies ahead brandenburg is one of the most ard states in germany. that's policy due to the region sandy terrain which draws out quickly. as temperatures rise, more water evaporates plants and soil with the exacerbating drought conditions. the tiny spot could trigger a catastrophe. this is the 1st place desertification protected for this region and the coming decades. what we're doing here is increasingly important across the board already feeling the effects of climate change. it's a similar picture even further to the no recent burial forest fires in siberia, alaska and canada reeked have ox, c o. 2 emissions from world fires have spike drastically and recent years. in 2021, they released twice as much c o 2. as global aviation presenting bald

fires on putting the brakes on climate change at fund it is preparing fire brigades for the future limited. whenever we're out in the vehicle, we try to stay power low. it's fine if the vehicle is a slight distance from the fire oil, the shining, demonstrates and efficient what was the saving technique for putting out fire safety? vicki ready? yes, it's good. with the pump and roll method, the 55 is used in houses and worked directly on the fire the training for the real thing. forest fire expert to be us. hello, sits the field on fire? it's the flames. don't jump the brakes. the bail. it's 55 has have done everything, right. i think that's what we want. now you can see what we learned to this morning. i've got a 5 that's totally wind driven. if there wasn't a break,

that you could almost trap the fly from behind. many of the kind of hard to the new to the kid strips define defiant only the wind could dangerously found the flames. now, the professionals demonstrate what happens then the patient spot fire westerly direction spot fire to the west. there's a patient, roger that will move in the firefighters, get the flames quickly under control with just a few leases of water any embers a put out with tools for the business brigade. this was an illuminating day. yeah, yeah, it was great. really interesting also to see what's possible with that. what i have is that there are plenty of take away that i learned a lot that things i've never done before. to be honest and his crew also please verify the game and we provide the impetus and then it's up to the volunteer

brigades to run with the ideas because god body could fit that the training ahead of the next well 5 season, which is starting earlier. and earlier here in germany to the in stain prevention, what council the supposed a 4 legged 5 fight is almost 300 coats live here on the farm and delicious northern spain. 5 by so many way lopez, rodriguez hoax. they'll help him base it, protect his forest from any future places. oh, i'm in highland was this good? i've heard so much about you. i really want it to meet you. yeah. good or bad stuff? no, the only good. only good for us. precisely how these got it's can help to prevent wild fires is demonstrated by the animals and how some federal jiminez. the farm is in central condition,

surrounded by expensive woodlands to stop these forests from catching fire chemist some federal jimenez. the took codes deposits are in the wood every day. each animal munches its way through, up to 3 chinos across and hey, every day the animal spend all the time on grazing on the underground, along with cross smooth branches, dry wood, and leaves also on the menu. all of it, honey, flammable steel. this is a gorse bush, but it is one of the biggest contributors to the spread of fire and we do when they dry out in the summer. it's like they form highways for the flames they provide to me. but here's that they'll show the goats keep the gorse and check with them. and disco doesn't mean that she normally study of what are they going to. it's a natural and effective way to prevent find the phone and lives from the sale of the goats means far as maintenance is a simple but practical out on in the past,

aggregate forestry with animals was also common place in countries like germany. the forest was used as a positive for goats, cheap accounts. but as livestock removed into stools, the practice was precaution. occurring to european study office proves that these animal species reduce deadwood and forest. bringing goes back into the woods, can considerably less than the risk of fine. uh, it opens, i've got an advert forestry practices are declining because real populations are also into kind hardly anyone lives in the country anymore. there aren't any shepherds like that's because it's getting harder and harder to make a living from farming. if your business is an intensive agriculture of put them in things in c panel, i'd like to see if my experience could serve as an example of a simpler way. lopez rodriguez is sold on the idea of animals carrying out fire prevention work. he wants to bring goats into his woods very soon came, i know it's a special,

our society needs many more people like him. i and let us young people with a vision with conviction, courage and engagement. companies. you know, they strongly otherwise, but she wants to make the world a better place to get into that listed. and when the visual new out of new york rekindling old traditions to protect the forests strategy that could be exposed to other nations. and brandon book, things are getting serious. it's crunch time for the electronic forest bias. and if it costs in plain show it to and his team of testing the early warning system would look. okay. so big green the green material here, please close to the fireball forestry scientist. you can mila has been fascinated by wildfire since he was a boy. but you know, i grew up here and shaw ida, i saw a wildfire at the age of 10. i saw the destruction and the animals running away. he

ended his date with me. the 50 the forestry scientist knows that the local conifers pose a particular risk 70 percent of old forest and brandenburg, a pine forest, a veritable powder keg. they catch fire quickly and then take the flames to residential areas punctual to hoops. his electronic noses will put a stop to this is this time really is running out is we need to act rapidly on a huge scale to counter this, threaten a threat that's already that. and that we're all sensing and saying good ones in a, in gauging. so the 1st of the team sets up a network of sensors and detecting fine gases and sounding via non one sense is enough for one heck to a sensor like this costs around 50 years to ensure health arrives as fast as

possible. the signal has to get through, well yeah, cuz it happens a lot. you're walking in the woods and at some point there's no mobile signal to solve that problem with setting up our own network. and as far as using what's known as mesh gateways, funds or whatnot, mesh gateways these mesh gateways function like internet route is powered by so the energy, the sensors carry the alarm signal to the gateway on the edge of the forest. from here, the data is sent to an advice slash lights, and radium on today's testify is secured by the volunteer fire brigade white font. we've got a larger group today. they want to observe as well. usually the fire brigade is only aware of the fi, one smoke has already started rising over the forest, but the senses we pulled the font as soon as it starts on the ground. each green spots on the computer, most of the sensor has to have the 1st

one's already gone off right here. that one despite the 2nd this month's really sick now called the last long list, i just said, please tell me. oh, that's amazing. that's brilliant. when you look how fast you've seen fires, you have to have the forest, bernie, and we're able to locate a potential fire before it gets underway. came bronchitis that so i can a little mini fire the sense is really do and should have 5 slices are ahead of the game cubic money off the smoke hasn't even reach the tree top and they've already sensed it now to this early detection would give us a time advantage of 10 minutes or a quarter of an hour, at least one minute. the system could potentially nip destructive places in the bought customers in germany, the us, spain and greece already ordered sensors ahead of the 2023 wild fire season. i'm incentive for playing show to, and malachi, for the home, the technology, right. and then we'll develop other senses to measure ground humidity and growth

density. meso, l vision is to provide the forest with comprehensive protection and not just against the acute strengths of wild fires. auto swipe under this you to europe and other regions around the world of facing the prospect of new perhaps even more devastating wild fires. to protect all forests, we need to act. there is no time to waste the stopping climate change. that's what they're ringing for. several zones of the earth will become literally uninhabitable. today we're talking about

a few 1000000 refugees in the future. we're talking about the it's, it's no longer question of whether we get out of coal, oil and gas, but when to fund assume about come and hope about visions and the people behind the verb and catastrophe. climate change starts july 13th on dw, the we're on our way to the russian georgian border. it's believed that in spite of you, sanctions, western goods are making their way into russia. here, a country waging war. we're going to try to find out whether this is true for 1000000 as anything changed here in the last.