European Forest Fire Information System

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EFFIS
Start date:	2000
Scope:	European Union
Policy area:	Forest and forestry
Type of instrument:	Informational
Form of instrument:	Information system
Language:	English
URL:	EFFIS website
Format:	html
Access:	Free
Publisher:	EC Joint Research Center
Country(ies):	Belgium
Date:	04/05/2011

The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) has been established by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Directorate General for Environment (DG ENV) of the European Commission (EC) to support the services in charge of the protection of forests against fires in the EU and neighbor countries, and also to provide the EC services and the European Parliament with updated and reliable information on forest fires in Europe. EFFIS addresses forest fires in Europe in a comprehensive way, providing EU level assessments from pre-fire to post-fire phases, thus supporting fire prevention, preparedness, fire fighting and post-fire evaluations.

Objective	To support the services in charge of the protection of forests against fires in the EU and neighboring countries, and also to provide the EC services with information on forest fires in Europe
Target	Harmonized forest fire information system in Europe
Policy and/or legal framework	EU Forest Fire Prevention Regulation, EU Forest Focus Regulation
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions	FAO Silva-Mediterranea
Keywords	Information system, forest fire, monitoring, European Union

FOREST EUROPE criteria	FOREST EUROPE indicators	ToSIA indicators
Health and vitality	Forest damage	Forest damage