Through Prevention to Preserve the natural beauty Of the Rhodope mountain

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The preservation of the natural environment in the cross border region is of vital importance for the area. A major threat is forest fires which, especially during the summer season, pose a grave danger for both countries. For this reason the project with the acronym “REPORT” has several activities which act on a prevention level (a) by developing a system for risk assessment and early warning of forest fires, supporting the adoption of appropriate actions, following the decisions and recommendations from competent personnel, (b) with experience and know-how exchange in forest fire prevention, (c) with the increase of co-ordination between institutions of Greece and Bulgaria to pinpoint, restrict and eliminate forest fires and (d) with the increase of the environmental preservation culture both of the general population and of the forest visitors, especially concerning forest fires. The project includes setting up a system for early fire warning and installing contemporary observation and control equipment. The creation of a Situation Control Centre, equipment of fire depots and joint training of experts working with the system are all part of the effort to create sustainable partnership between the partners in fighting natural disasters. The project will result in forest fire prevention and natural disaster management, in environmental protection and sustainable economic development of the region. The target Groups are: local government institutions, population, NGOs, enterprises of various kinds and so forth.

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