#55 We drove to fires and interviewed experts to understand the problem with wild fires in Portugal
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- Trying to understand why there are so many wild fires in Portugal. So we are chasing up a few fires, visit the fire fighters and have a chat with an professor.
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0:00 intro
00:46 start chasing wild fire
05:40 chasing another fire
09:12 Interview Chief Fire Fighters
12:04 Whats the main cause of fires?
13:34 Are fires increasing?
16:23 Go to fresh burned land
19:40 interview professor forest fires
20:00 Why are there so many fire in Portugal?
22:34 We have more rain but also more fires?
23:28 Arent fires natural, should we intervene?
25:41 Better to chop trees or grow a forest?
27:55 Outro: Why for god sake would we live here?
28:28 Thank your for this! This is the most important part of this fantastic video.
You guys, who come from abroad will actually teach Portuguese companies (who own loads of land with eucaliptus) how it should be done.
This is a problem, but, looking at it as a challenge, it will be really much easier to solve.
Thank you and greetings from the Algarve.
They're not teaching companies anything. They know exactly what they've been doing. You're assuming lack of knowledge on their part, but replacing native forests with eucalyptus is both deliberate and malicious, all in the name of making a few bucks.
This will only end when the planting of eucalyptus trees is banned across the country and we start uprooting the existing ones.
@@nickfury7665 I (parcialy) disagree with you! The problem we faced in the past was: absolute silence.
Project Kamp is making it vocal by publishing these kind of videos.
In the past we had loads of silence.
We now are starting to have some kind of noise.
I hope it turns unbearable as fast as possible.
The companies aren’t interested in learning. That’s why they plant more
I understand your comment regarding companies with land full of eucalyptus. I also disagree to share my country with companies that makes money out of drying the soil and avoiding rich ecosystems. But the true is that those lands do not suffer with fires. Companies (mostly paper related ) invest millions to have the most profit and safer land, to load the pockets of their investors
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I am a Bangladeshi. I want to work with you guys.But I can't go there due to visa problem. Because getting Portugal visa is not easy in our country. I need your help in this matter.Please help me get there.
I'm from Portugal and it's absolutely disgusting what has been happening throughout the years regarding the wildfires. One thing that was not exposed is the fact that a lot of big corporations benefit from these fires. For example, this year a decent portion of the burnt area was natural reserves and protected areas where mining companies wanted to prospect for lithium but they couldn't since they were natural reserves, now that that area is burnt, the fact that it was a natural reserve does not apply anymore and they can mine for lithium. Another example is the fact that some trees like eucalyptus only burn on the outside and the inside is still "good" to use as a natural resource to make paper etc... but since it is burnt it is way way cheaper to buy... You can take your own conclusions from this... It's sad
The exact same things are happening in many parts of Spain. Disgusting is too light a word. They blame these fires on climate change but many of us locals know that the majority of these fires are provoked.
@@PB22559 in Russia there were launch of forest fires monitoring satellite system and right after that started a lot of forest fires near china border on enormous territories. It was so huge that it was used by opposition politicians. 'Fun' part is that many reviewers on burned sites told, that most of trees were gone before forest fires.
Some regions were suffering floods and forest fires at the same time.
Good points of view that you enlightened here... I'd like to add that in the last 20 years or so firefightingh wild fires became a very profitable industry in Portugal.. ..🙄
Can you refer to any known cases were Corporations are fund doing this?? I would like to investigate this matter further..
It is also said that the Fire Fighters themselves are the ones that start fires so they can play with their big toys.
Hi guys, just a few thoughts in regards to prevention of fires in the agricultural/silviculture sector
1.Get that tractor you want as soon as you can. Prioritize this if you can.
2. Get a 3tonne to 5t water cistern with integrated pump - this connects to the tractors accessory propshaft and can be used to fight fires on your 10ha property faster than the response time from any fire service.
Oh man, as an Australian, that fire chasing made me rather anxious! It really is best to avoid the actively burning areas! But, good on you for having a plan to fix the problems on your land, commendable!
Glad I'm not the only aussie who was scared when they said they were going to chase the fire! Brought back terrible memories from the last few years :(
Same here. I was worried when they said the road was closed so they jumped a fence to get closer.
Yeah I’m an Aussie too and I wouldn’t go that close to any wild fires if I can help it. Project kamp you guys should look up Australian wild fires like black Saturday, pretty crazy.
I fully agree, to the point I’m going to turn it off. It’s good he’s showing the world what’s happening but chasing fires is very bad decision. The fact he’s only meters from the fire is very wrong. Hi from Wollongong.
The unspoken Aussie rule of fires. If you're not needed then stay away.
I think your holistic approach to working in Portugal as foreigners is very commendable. As it concerns the land , the ecology, sustainabilitY and most importanty the Portugese people and culture. You are not colonists but and are part the local community and involve them and learn from them as part of your great project. It is very refreshing and is a huge contrast to other u tubers who see Portugal as a lifestyle only way of life. I’m from Wales , where there are similar cultural issues regarding the Welsh language and integration with the culture. Your way of thinking , humble attitude and approach is a fantastic example of what is possible. Power to your elbow! Gwych! (Welsh for fantastic)
Yours sincerely Aron
I'm Portuguese and I want to congratulate you guys for this excellent episode, for being so informative and educational, even for us Portuguese. We need more people like you who care about protecting our forests. Thanks
Thank you for this video. As a volunteer firefighter based in Lisbon with limited wildfire experience I found this very informative and educational. Stay safe and thank you for treating our nature with respect and humility.
The pervasive environmental modification aerial particulate spraying (chemtrails, made of coal fly ash) is harmful to virtually all life on Earth, specifically contributing to global warming, disrupting habitats, contaminating the environment with mercury, decimating populations of insects, bats, and birds, as well as killing forests, exacerbating wildfires, enabling harmful algae in our waters and destroying the ozone layer that shields surface-life from the sun’s deadly ultraviolet radiation.
Read about it in J. Marvin Herndon articles such as "Global Environmental Warfare" in Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal.
Top respect to the firefighters who in all their PPE walk time after time into primal blazes in the already scorching heat. I thought being shot at was bad enough but bullets are something manmade, smaller, somehow less sinister. Fire is untamed, unpredictable...way scarier! Great vid, wish you guys all the best, hope to join you sometime :)
Take care, guys. I live in New Mexico, USA. We have had huge fires this year. My parents lost their home, years ago, to a wildfire. Just don't get caught in it, my friends. My heart goes out to Portugal.
Are you facing issues or worried about water supply?
Unfortunantly, I think that "wildfires" have became a big industry in Portugal and also in Europe. The major efforts have been used in combat, not in prevention. Conservation forest has much more positive impact for us, than the production forest and they are very economic unbalanced. I think the future will be bright to out of the box projects, like Project Kamp. People who want to invest energy, time and money on conservation forest must be rewarded for it... government fundings are being wrongly applied, and this is not new. Portugal has serious corruption related issues, and this is all connected. But I didn't lost my hope... Project Kamp, and other like minded projects make me believe in a better future. Thank you PK for sharing your ideas, your knowledge, and for inspire me to act.
The professor was so fucking pissed at the end... And I can relate to that feeling. After all we are heading to a irreversible path since there is basically 0 action towards tackle these problems. We should be pissed now...
i live in northern california, usa. fires are more frequent here and also more violent. I found the interview with the fire chief and the professor very interesting. We have the same problems. they were very eloquent and informative. thank you.
You covered some of the most important stakeholders testimonials. I think it is very important also to understand how the forest industry is structured and what are the incentives are aligned, and how to break from it. Great job.
This episode brought back many memories and really piqued my interest. I am Canadian and have lived in a number of communities. We have a huge problem with forest fires here as well. In the 1970's I spent 4 summers living/working in fire lookout towers in northeastern Alberta. I have also lived in communities under evacuation notice due to encroaching fires. Most of the fires in remote areas are caused by lightning strikes so much of our work was tracking weather and storms and watching for fires.
Love love your channel, this episode was fantastic. I live in Australia where we have had a number of devastating fires where vegetation is almost all eucalypt trees. Members of my family over the years have fought these 🔥 fires inches away from loosing their lives. The loss of wild life & natural grass lands takes many year to regrow. The danger is people love to live away from the busy city life, where it's peaceful in nature but in Aust insurance companies will no longer cover fire zones and its hard to catch people who deliberately start fires. 😢 Many years ago before white people inhabited Aust, our native Australians used to manage the land with a technique called controlled burning in seasons that are not too hot. This managed the vegetation & minimised the big fires. Perhaps the fireman can manage controlled burning regularly to decrease the big fires in the targeted areas of North & central Portugal.
People and firefighters do that Every year but is Impossible tô maintain a clean forest because is very fertile terrain and rains a lot in winter. The land is covered with plants and trees. The main cause of the fires are the paper industries and their lobies and many people that intensional cause fires because of their mediatism
As already said, thank you for all of this! And that interview with the professor is really important, as unfortunately these type of valid opinions and discussions are not as present in PT media as they should be.
Fires in Portugal are a pretty complex issue due to all the reasons mentioned: the human factor/government policies and as the professor mentioned - ill-equiped fire departments, who are roughly 85% composed out of volunteers. Of course all of them deserve every praise in the world for their efforts, but for a country where fires like those of last week are (increasingly more) a common scenario every year, more needs to be done in order to help them tackle these fires, and prevent the devastating images that we all saw of local villagers scrambling with buckets of water and hoses fighting fires .
However, as much as on a nation wide scale there's a LOT to be done, on a local scale, projects like yours are really an example and a glimpse of hope in all this, so thanks again!
Also, and at the risk of sounding a bit paranoid, not sure if you should share your location on the map like that, as it is easy to pinpoint it afterwards, and you just never know who sees it. I know, bit paranoid, but just a concern. Love the channel ,PP and one army since the first episodes, watching ever since, and wish all the best for you guys
Hi from Argentina! I live in Córdoba, close to the hills where fires are increasing every year. With time more and more people have joined the firefighters department and now more resourses are available. We´ve experienced to be obligated to leave our cabin in the woods 10 years ago and I will never forget that. You are helping people to see many options to help tackling this huge problem. Thanks guys, you´re awesome!
This is due to chemtrails. Read abut this in the many articles published by J. Marvin Herndon and Mark Whiteside
Since it rains alot you need to capture that on your land as much as you possibly can. I recommend swales and berms on contour with your land, especially around the borders. This will create a barrier that is more irrigated and will be resistant to fire. Thin your woods regularly, remove eucalyptus and add in fire resistant plants where possible.
I don't know how easy the digging is there, but that's what I would do if I was in that situation. Good luck and stay safe!! 👍🙌💚
If you set up permaculture swales on your land you'll get more water staying in the soil. It might help prevent future fires.
I once visited Portugal and I have never seen so many people that are smoking
In one of the videos you have already touched one of the wounds caused by the fires, the eucalyptus trees, they burn easily and are not autoctene, creating a plantation around your land with cork oaks, chestnut trees, birch trees, cherry trees and oaks creates a natural barrier to fires, because they are more resistant, as well as resident species
When holidaying in northern Spain I met to Australian men in Spain to buy eucalyptus timber. I was surprised because I thought Eucalyptus trees were native to Australia. How come there are so many in Spain and Portugal?
@@sandradavison4259 We are a small country - 10 millions people- no gas ,no oil, no gold no diamonds paper and cellulose pulp industries in Portugal represent more than 10% of total exportations of the country and jobs for more than 20.000 people...that's why....czcams.com/video/ylN0FY4yQ68/video.html
@@sandradavison4259 We use them to make goods
To anyone who might not know. PART of this issue is the fact that a lot of central Portugal is covered by eucalyptus forests. Eucalyptus is extremely flammable and burns for a long time. I'm sure I don't need to explain further.
True!
They start to burn at a lot lower temperature than native trees, burn verociously due to all the oil, and explode making it spread rapidly. From the start of a fire in the distance to my house in no time.
They also consume up to 10 times more water than indigenous species, in a country regularly suffering from drought....
Did anyone catch the names from the other two?
To make it worse we have a low penalty law against people who put the florest on fire.
And yet almost all the fires they showed were not eucalyptus (and also not mimosas) burnning...oaks and corks and chestnuts - also "oaks" - burn too ( its on this video). Olive trees burn. Most "native" srubs (like medronheiro) burns. Grass fields (like the ones they filmed burnning) burn too. Pine trees forest burn faster then all of them...its all on this film.
Any place with lots of dry brush and or grass will burn fast, with or without a forest.
Fires are more and more common because we have more forest then ever (more then 100 or 1000 years ago). And because lots of it s small parcels in semi or total abandon, without any animals grazing, nor people cleanning colecting firewood or building materials. Put people living, driving, cooking camping, smoking etc all over in a hot summer and things will burn. Add to that economic interests and crazy people... this is what we have! That s what the firefighter and the professor explained.
Meanwhile, the big professional comercial eucalyptus forest arent burnning...
I'm from Brazil, and as soon as I heard about fires going on in Portugal, I IMMEDIATELY thought about you guys! So happy to see you're out of harm. Take care and good luck!
So surprising to learn that 90% of the fires are started by people... some due to carelessness, but many deliberately. Thank you for your very informative video, as always!
The pervasive environmental modification aerial particulate spraying (chemtrails, made of coal fly ash) is harmful to virtually all life on Earth, specifically contributing to global warming, disrupting habitats, contaminating the environment with mercury, decimating populations of insects, bats, and birds, as well as killing forests, exacerbating wildfires, enabling harmful algae in our waters and destroying the ozone layer that shields surface-life from the sun’s deadly ultraviolet radiation.
Read about it in J. Marvin Herndon articles such as "Global Environmental Warfare" in Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal.
Very informative, interviews from honest, straight talking experts, that was refreshing. So good they spent the time to discuss the issue of fire with you, good luck implementing prevention measures. Stay safe.
I believe you are doing your homestead in absolutely the best possible way. Because of your curiosity of what the fire was doing, it led you to learn how to handle the problem and more. Many kudos to you guys.
I personally believe this has a lot to do with climate change. Home to me, is in the state of Maine, USA and along our coast and inland is the driest I have ever seen, and I worry. We should all worry.
Thanks for sharing!
An idea to try for improving the land - you could look at putting in some swales and berms at key locations to allow for a firebreak which wouldn't require setting up an entire lake. Especially since this would put water in the soil so trees on the downward side of the berm might survive better.
Hi, great video, thanks a lot for putting it out there. I am from Spain, not far from where you are based an area that was devastated by forest fires as well. Jarring testimony from the firefighter and academic. The missing stakeholder in this video is the companies that plant eucaliptus. The region where I am from has been completely taken over by eucaliptus in the last twenty years and it has completely wiped out the autoctonous flora as well as local bird species that relied on more diverse forests. This needs to stop.
Fire is both fascinating and terrifying. We had two huge fires near my city in 2012 and 2013, respectively. I felt so bad for the people who lost their homes and (very sadly) their lives.
One of my neighbors barely survived the huge fire in 2013 that I mentioned above. He and his wife almost got trapped because they only had one path they could drive on to get to the road. They actually had to drive THROUGH the flames and they were so scared their tires would melt before they got out. They made it, thankfully, but lost everything except their car and the clothes they were wearing.
I am so glad you have an evacuation plan in place. You have probably already thought of this, but make sure you have at least 2 (preferably 3) ways to get to the nearby roads so you can get away. Make some wide, driveable paths / roads on your land to help with this.
Just be safe, be safe, be safe. All the best.
I sat for hours in my car outside that firehouse on Oct 16th, 2017 the morning after escaping the fires. They gave us food & water. Lovely people. The smoke was everywhere, our house at the time luckily didn't burn but many did.
i am 18 and drunlk as of writing this comment. Before i die i want to spend at least two months at project kamp. I hope you continue your inspiring journey long enough for me to become a part of it.
Everyone on the planet NEEDS to see this! Thank You! 🌀💚🌀
Fire fighting is an endless painful job . Smoke, sweat, heat, hose and shovels.
I'm SO HAPPY that you've got a basic escape plan, that you're beginning to harden your structures to withstand intense heat and sparks & that you're emotionally prepared for the destruction when it comes to your neighborhood. I'm looking forward to learning how you guide the land, what your incremental steps are & how you get it all done with volunteer labor. You guys are great!
Stay safe and I hope all people (especially those putting their lives at risk to protect other’s) and wildlife stay safe. We live in forest in Washington State, extreme heat this week and fires popping up. My thoughts are with you all.
I would also say, if the Air Assets are up, please don't fly a drone nearby. It wouldn't be intentional, but they can interfere with the response. Otherwise, great job bringing awareness.
In Canada, if there is any report of a drone near a fire, all active aircraft must be grounded immediately until resolved. That's how serious this is.
Well done on covering this, we lost a huge part of our farm 3 years ago.
We have a few videos on a home fire defence system we built and one showing our farm after the fire if it helps anyone, sorry to plug it here.
Sadly i asked the city council for 3 years to clean the fire roads and have the eucalyptus forest around us cleaned, they go through 3 stages of law when growing, forest is removing the string bark that grows, then lower branches as they get taller and once they are above a certain height they must be thinned so each tree crown is 5 meters from the next.
None of this was done around us despite all land owners being fined by SEPNA even the city mayor was informed of a fire road they are responsible for had trees growing in it, 3 years on and it is all still there.
I ploughed our farm to dirt that year yet the fire consumed everything in under 3 minutes.
Fire is a huge corrupt business out here and many fires allowed to burn as they earn millions each hour the fires burn, some fire planes have been seen dropping timed fire starting devices over the years, to keep the fire going.
After seeing some of your projects and how close some of the trees are to your place i would strongly suggest you cut it back for next year... we had a truck 30 meters in front of some eucalyptus on clean ground, 2000degree radiant heat melted our truck even the engine turned to liquid, so please cut it back as i would hate to see your great work be destroyed.
We have just raised money for our local Sapadores and bought them shade netting while they stand in the sun all day on fire watch.
Thanks for the great video!
Stay safe guys👍
Dave you seem really upset/worried about what you just learned... keep it up man! As you said it's a big challenge, but worth the while
I mean you are experiencing what will be happening in most northern countries in a few decades, so thank you for your bravery in testing and trying out this way of living, no doubt you will come up with down to earth solutions for every challenge you come across!
You set the example for a generation, you can be proud ;)
on the consumer side, maybe just consume less eucalyptus... thanks for the information, it’s really heavy to see this. And it’s also crucial to have this info as so many of us just do not know.
Thanks for this public service.
Very well made, entertaining and educative.
Keep the good work!
Thank you guys for this episode. I have lived in Portugal for 5 years and it always really bothered me how people keep stating the wrong reasons for fires. I have been saying and I will keep saying: FOLLOW THE MONEY! EVERYTHING WRONG HAPPENING IN THE WORLD SOMEONE IS MAKING MONEY OUT OF IT! HOW AND WHO IS MAKING MONEY BY BURNING THOUSANDS OF ACRES A YEAR IS THE QUESTION!!!! PIROMANOS O MEU C*! QUEM ESTÁ FAZER DINHEIRO COM ESTA MERD*! É FOGO POSTO! SÃO TRABALHOS ENCOMENDADOS! ABRAM OS OLHOS CARALH*! Besides that, thank again for the video! Very informative, extremely valuable content! Keep on!
Can we just take a moment to give credit to the absolute Mad Men operating those helicopters, bombing those fires?
They need to get damn close to those fires to drop. What they are doing is very dangerous but they do it over and over and over!
Mad respect to these brave men and women!
400 euros an hour...make them to do it....🙂
3:40 be careful, its forbidden use drones to flight over civil protection or policial operations.
Some suggestions:
11:52, instead of Mansão, should be Mação
18:30 - They use stone because is everywhere on the mountains, and the door is made of steel because its more weather resistant (rain, sun and etc). As you can see, the roof structure was made of wood, it is because was easy and cheaper to get instead of concrete.
Very interesting episode, really enjoyed the interviews.
27:35 Is it possible for you and the professor to start a program where you use his access to student labor to help clear unwanted Eucalyptus sprouts and then seed the newly some of the burnt areas with indigenous fire resistant trees?
*Now* seems like the time to put words into action. A patreon page & website later and you've got some funding to cover what isnt volunteer.
I really like the way these mini-docus are made. In a logical order and in full.
Very interesting seeing project kamp developing and figuring out in what for landscape they live.
Keep up te good work!
Very interesting episode! I can understand why some of the interviews had more of a fatalistic outlook on what's going on. The fires are a difficult problem to fix and there was this underlying feeling that there is not a lot of hope to "fix the whole country"
But I do believe not giving up hope is so important, when dealing with challenges like that! We easily become biased to expect the worst when we see bad things happening.
I think It's important to also be aware that "some people just are mentally ill and they don't know why they set fires!" is a harmful statement.
Mental illness is never what leads people to be violent or do immoral acts. Feelings don't cause actions and excitement to see something burning doesn't mean that you're suddenly not in control of your actions anymore. If anything it's caused by entitlement and a lack of empathy.
It's not illogical, most countries that have a large amount of fires often allow the burned down land to then be sold or acquired at a cheaper price or to then be used for something now. Like how the Amazon is burned down to grow soy, or how irish farmers will burn down the bushes on the hills so they have more fields to graze their sheep.
Greed and entitlement are the biggest threats to our environment.
When we believe that "there is no reason, it's just random!" we make it impossible to fix, but reality is we can fix these things. By making it more difficult to access high risk areas, by making the consequences of setting fire to a place more significant even in the case that it wasn't "on purpose". We should all know better about fire safety. Ignorance should not count as a "get out of jail free"-card.
In terms of restoring natural forests fast enough to make them fire resistant I also think it's important to not give up hope until we've exhausted all the wisdom that is out there!
Many countries have rejuvenated their environment by practicing ancient water harvesting techniques. Often digging several types of irrigation ponds that help slow down the flow of water during the rainy season, so it can seep into the soil, restore aquifer and help plants grow more quickly.
When done on a large scale the mere presents of vegetation will also influence the weather! Since humidity levels and condensation will change, where forests are present.
To establish a forest quickly, something to maybe look into is the Miyawaki forest. It's where you plant a large amount of trees very close together in a tight space. By competing with one another in a small space the trees will try and grow as large as possible more quickly. Their root systems will become really tightly interconnected and make them very resistant to strong winds.
It might not suitable for every climate, but where it has worked, the resulting forests were incredibly mature in only a matter of years!
Once you have native trees and plants on your land, getting native wildlife involved can make a huge difference too! A lot of European countries are starting to reintroduce wildlife from the brink of extinction because we're starting to recognize how important they are as landscape architects!
The beaver for example will create fire resistant wetlands, the bison will eat invasive shrubs, and wolves will prevent overgrazing by deer.
Portugal should have wild boar, which will do great work by digging through the ground and creating water holes and ponds, which they use to cool down.
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I'm really no expert, I just get sucked down rabbit holes, because nature is so fascinating! I think the most satisfying realization has been that anytime people talk about the "pros and cons" of completely natural eco systems, the cons list is always self induced by mismanagement and interference from humans!
Everything natural and wild is positive and helps us, if we allow ourselves to trust nature.
One example that comes to mind is that me and my dad had a discussion about creating a pond in our backyard. I wanted to dig one to collect rainwater and make our garden more attractive to birds and other wildlife (hedgehogs and such) who would then hang around more and eat slugs and caterpillars which had become a problem for our garden!
My dad argued it would be a bad idea since a pond would very likely become a breeding ground for mosquitos.
I looked into it and reality is... while it does sound rational, his assumption was false. Yes standing water attracts mosquitos, but a healthy wild pond will also attract frogs and dragonflies, who eat them! They will even eat them as larva, so creating a pond in your garden is more likely to reduce mosquitos. So far our rainwater water has been collected in large plastic containers and wherever there is an opening mosquitos can multiply unchecked.
Another example of misunderstanding nature I like to think about it is human made gorse fires in Ireland. Gorse is a spiky shrubby plant that is native in Ireland. Many Irish farmers don't like the shrub and in order to get rid of it, they'll set fire to the gorse.
Gorse is very high in oils and therefore burns incredibly well. The thing is, that's by design. Gorse is also called the phoenix plant and being burned down is how it ensures it's dominance in an environment.
Gorse only grows well in direct sun, when there is no other competition. So a lightning strike and a small strong fire will eliminate all the competing trees and shrubs in the area. The Gorse seeds germinate after being burned.
All this is natural.
What is unnatural is the yearly goose chase of farmers trying to get rid of gorse by unknowingly providing it with it's perfect growing conditions.
Gorse is a native plant and has it's place in the regeneration of the environment. It grows on depleted soil in direct sun as a nitrogen fixing plant. When you leave it be, it will bring back soil health and allow other plants to start growing among it. When it isn't burned down, the competing plants will be able to grow taller than the gorse, which dies instantly in the shade of another plant.
Gorse is useful, when part of a healthy ecosystem. It provides habitat for birds, who will help with seeding trees in their droppings. It's also habitat to the only lizard species in Ireland. The flowers of Gorse have a pretty smell, similar to coconut and bloom even during the colder months, providing food for bees. The flowers are even edible to humans.
This is just one of many examples of how fascinating and useful nature is! Next time you see a random plant or insect, don't look at it as a weed or pest. Learn about it, you'll be surprised!
Yes! There are ways of rewilding abandoned land to help prevent fires.
Portugal does actually have lots of wild boar, whose population multiplied during the pandemic. A mixed blessing though. These short-sighted animals can be very dangerous when confronted and have been known to attack humans. Think of them as the ‘rhinos’ of the pig family which should be given an equally wide berth. Good to eat but not to meet. 😄
@@carolinamoonbeam I'm from Germany where we have wild boar too! Even though I've seen their tracks and know where they live, I've never crossed paths with one. That's the beauty of creating healthy wildlife habitats. Most wild animals only ever become dangerous to humans once we interfere with their home! Where forests become too small, or humans venture deep into forests for hikes, yet there can be danger. It's the same with bison or beavers! Some people think they're a plague, because they can cause quite the "mess" in human eyes. But if we didn't destroy their homes they'd never ever feel the need to get close to us.
Their value much outweighs their perceived risk, if you know what you're doing!
Glad you’re aware of what’s going on around you. Wasn’t sure how tight your bubble was and if you had much contact with the outside world.
Hope it’s quickly under control and you stay safe. All the best guys.
You guys are inspiring. I really appreciate the balance of portraying the terrifying reality that we are living in and what we actually have the power to do to mitigate this. It's bittersweet to watch. Thank you for making these videos.
Well produced, great thorough content! Thank you Project Kamp, and congratulations!
Been following you guys for a while. This is a class episode! Thank you also for uploading the full interview with the Prof. As an ecologist and permaculturist I've been pondering those questions ever since I first travelled in Portugal in 2016.
Smoke tainted vines, danger to residents, dynamic and uncontrollable conditions, and a stark reminder of our vulnerability... Thank you for providing such incredible coverage of this event. Truly. May you find peace and continued safety.
Fire is such a beast. Hope project Kamp stays safe.
Great episode! I learned so much! Thanks for making it! Stay safe and see you next time.
This was an awesome and very relevant video. Thanks for sharing the information, struggles, and research!
much love for you guys! I am sure that you with the community will change many problems!!
Thank you very much for documenting all this information. Ver helpful to hear and see what's happening and what people think of it.
Very professional looking video - Quality camera shots and editing. It makes the channel go a long way.
Thank you for this! Fantastic video but most importantly, Project Kamp is an incredible iniciative that I know will produce outstanding research in the future that'll benefit us all. With so many brains contributing to this cause, it can only succeed. Carry on the awesome work you're doing! P.S. Glad to still see Felix around, hope he's doing better now :)
Very informative. It was good to hear from the chief of your local BV. Their work cannot be underestimated. Condolances to the family of their comrade who lost his life recently.
Wonderful documentary! Obviously one should not chase fires, but is is essential to have such footage for this piece. You guys did a great job and rounded it up with interesting interviews with people that actually matter.
PS: While watching we had a nice summer rain in Hamburg. Hope that's a good sign. Cheers*
Thanks for this amazing video with alot of great content. Biggest respect to firefighters out there. I kind of agree on the professor about his local level approach. To drive the mindset of people locally is a big challenge especially when there is money incoming. As you guys have enough land to research and set an example with. It would be great to see more research and update in this area to show the world better option and safer place to live. Thanks again. Great video.
Thanks for the informative video! when I started watching I was like; NOOO he isn't going to visit fires and film them just for CZcams clicks right? Right!! But I'm quite impressen with the amount of information and background knowlage you managed to implant here. Good Job! Fun Fact; Forrest fires all around the world (America, Australia, Spain, Portugal to name a few) have been getting a LOT bigger since the various green parties came to power and have managed to forbid the time honored and very effective practice of preventive burnings. Resurge that you'll be abhorred what the results of those bans are. Eukaliptus trees shed ther bark and leave it as kindling all around the forrest. If that stuff isn't cleaned up or controlled burned, the amount of pure super fire starting litter is going to build up and up. Than when a fire happens, it will be totally out of controll and no one can do anything. Preventive burning has been done for a loooong time and has worked in the past. Now the greens have banned it and we see the davastating results all over the world.
You feel like you actually want to help you say in the video.
Well, not chasing wildfires would be the first thing coming to mind, but a large donation of water, socks, energy bars etc to your local bombeiros voluntários is well appreciated.
I got Covid 3 days ago... in bad (sucks ) . Discovered your Chanel. I have binged watched right up to the present day .Love you project , Love Portugal been there 3 times. I would move there in I a heart bit. I'll found away of collaborate.
Kudus to you guys
Dear Project Kamp
I have ideas for what you can do with the big ruin.
1. A bigger workplace.
2. A garage for your tractor and other vehicles.
3. A place where groups of scouts, ext. can stay.
A lot of succes with your projects.
So important to document the fire problem. Very well done.
Thank you important video. It's going to be difficult but we have to learn to work together to find and work on solutions. Keep up the good work 👍
Love the attitude at the end. Just like always!!
I wonder if you could create fire brakes around your land, similar to the road where the fire stopped in the video. Cut back all the vegetation around the perimeter to keep fire from jumping to your property. It is a thought.
Good content guys! Thanks for the info
Stay safe out there
Thanks for sharing
Good on ya guys very well presented doco!!!Keep up the good work cheers .
A very interesting & timely episode! Thank you.
Excellent content dudes. I look forward to your efforts in mitigation on your site. Good luck.👍👍🤙👊👊
Good to see you don‘t stop making the videos! 😊 (forget your name but I am glad you continued) 😊😊👍🏻
I’m from Australia, north east Victoria, one of the most fire prone areas, most start by lightning. each year they do planned burns in crown land mainly to reduce the understory. In early 2020 i experienced first hand one of the largest campaign fires, burnt for almost 3 months. Once it jumped from the ground fires and got into the tree canopy it had enough fuel to create its own wind with sparks and ash setting spread up to 2 km in front of the fire front. Farmers know to get their stock to eat down paddocks in the summer as this provides a break between the forest areas. We call mimosa’s wattles over here and they burn really well and are also first to regenerate. Most Large established eucalypts spread across farmers paddocks survived but those planted in rows for wind breaks didn’t fare so well as they were more concentrated plantings
It was great to hear the knowledge of the professor !
Thank you for the lecture - scary times - I wish you luck
Extremely informative. Nice work!
congratulations guys... at the same time you are doing your thing, you are also making the life of others more fun and enjoyable, i loved the interviews with the locals, and also this little interview with the firefight commander and the teacher. Portuguese people should put one eye on this (deviam pôr o olho nisto e fazer igual!) Very good projet with the land and cool vibe. keep doing it! Greetings from Porto! (take the eucaliptos/mimosas out!)
What amazing footage of an event so close to you by chance! It is terrible, but seeing it through your scope helps process the devastation.
A lot of ecosystems are designed to burn occasionally, you do need to clear the Mimosa though. Its your biggest risk then have grazing animals to reduce the risk of grass fires. The Mimosa is a huge resource turn it into biochar to sequester carbon also use some charcoal for and gas from your retort for cooking reducing fossil fuel use you can even use some of the gas from the retort for generating electricity. it also makes an excellent fencing material and building material (its the Wattyl in Wattyl and daub structures). As well as firewood of course though if you do the rest it may be too valuable a resource for that :).
Thanks very much for this special episode. I enjoy all your presentations. While this one may be unusual and sad to watch, Project Kamp's particularly "risky" geographic location is now better understood. The interviews were very informative. In particular, I enjoyed hearing from your choice of seasoned, local professionals. Factual data, without hasty emotional conclusions, is essential in an appropriate and effective approach towards issues of accelerating climate change. Carry on.
thank you for this impressive reporting
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you all, scary this fires 🚒 i hope you are going to be safe.
Than k you for sharing valuable information
What an absolute brilliant piece and very informative
We have lots of deliberate fires here in the West of Scotland, however they're generally not life threatening
Thanks to you all for documenting this
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Read about it in J. Marvin Herndon articles such as "Global Environmental Warfare", "Ancient Giant Sequoias are dying, Scientists Refuse to Acknowledge the Cause" or "Collapse of Earth's Biosphere: a Case of Planetary Treason" in Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal.
As always... Absolutely Awesome 🥳🥳🥳
better than tv news! thank you for this episode!
Thank you for the lesson
Muito bom o vídeo!!! Saudações do Brasil!
Hi from Australia, we have more than enough forest fires here. We also have eucalyptus trees that are native, as our people need more homes they are building in the rural parts of Australia. When we have our dry season the fires start, from lightning and in some by people. I hope you can get rid of your evasive trees and replant with native ones. I watch your show as it covers some of my dreams for the future. Good luck.🤘
well done, I wish you all the best with your mission xx
Thank you so much for this great informative video and excellent editing! Such interesting interviews as to why they happen and what can be done. We need more people like you buying land and regrowing fire resistant trees but also receive financial support from governments and EU for regenerative projects, so they can happen faster.
This was very interesting and informative
So glad you are all ok and looking to the future. Many of the things mentioned in preventing fire are implemented in Los Angeles California. But there are still a lot of people that planted eucalyptus and acacia along with many other fire prone plants. But that is shifting to native plants and plants that are more fire resistant and don't require as much water.
Good luck. We went from drought and fires to floods over the last couple of years on the east coast of Australia.
thanks for the video! it is great you take precautions!
please make sure to wear facemasks at least when entering a fire zone. the fumes are toxic, the ash is toxic, basically everything a fire leaves behind is not supposed to go into a human's lungs. Take care and be safe!
Amazing work, so inspiring!! Keep it up!💦💧👍🏼
Fantastic video. ☺️💪👏👏👏 Congratulations