Barcelona-Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain

Wildfire eaters

Wildfires harm both people and nature, emphasizing the urgency of implementing effective land-use management and planning. In the metropolitan area of Barcelona, the abandonment of agricultural and forestry practices has led to the excessive accumulation of biomass that poses a danger to the forest and citizens living nearby. Together with local shepherds and municipalities, the LL is developing a payment and contracting scheme for livestock grazing that incentivizes targeted grazing to maintain low vegetation biomass levels and prevent wildfires.