[Vishal Ravi Selvam]

🌍 Partner Search – Interreg Euro-MED Call 8 (Thematic Projects)

Desert Leaves Foundation (Spain) is looking for partners to collaborate on a project under Interreg Euro-MED Call 8, Natural Heritage mission – SO 2.7 “Enhancing nature and biodiversity.”
Who we are:
Desert Leaves is a Spanish non-profit foundation that restores forests in drylands and fire-affected landscapes, working hand in hand with local communities. Our recent work in the Valencian Community includes:
– 6,756 trees planted to restore a fire-damaged landscape in Pego (2024–2025)
– Community-led post-fire restoration in Fuente la Reina, Alto Mijares, selected for a BBVA Futuro 2026 award
– The MiMonte project, helping local communities manage and restore Mediterranean forests
What we bring:
– Real pilot sites in fire-affected Mediterranean landscapes, ready for testing restoration solutions
– Hands-on experience in native reforestation, erosion control and water retention
– Strong ties with rural communities, local authorities and companies
– Community engagement, volunteering and awareness campaigns

What we’re looking for:
Lead partners or consortia working on territorial resilience, post-fire restoration, biodiversity or nature-based solutions that need a Spanish field partner with real sites to test and transfer solutions. We are also open to building a new partnership with like-minded organisations across the Mediterranean.

Deadline: applications close on 13 November 2026, so let’s talk soon!

📩 Contact us:
– Vishal – vishal@desertleaves.org
– Wim Cambien – wim@desertleaves.org

🌐 http://www.desertleaves.org

[Milena Sokolova]

Dear Mili,
Thank you for sharing your proposal. Our team at the University of Basilicata is seeking an Interreg Euro-MED consortium and would be interested in discussing a partnership.

Together with National Research Center of Sassari, we successfully completed the national CRITERIA project, combining ecosystem service mapping and economic valuation with wildfire modelling to assess potential impacts on ecosystem services. We could contribute expertise in ecosystem service valuation, spatial analysis, stakeholder participation and the evaluation of management scenarios.

We would welcome a discussion on how these contributions could fit your consortium and pilot activities.
Best,
Milena and Mario
University of Basilicata
School of Agricultural, Forest, Food, and Environmental Sciences
milena.sokolova@unibas.it (Postdoctoral researcher)
mario.cozzi@unibas.it (Asossiate Professor)

[Ana Barković]

The Karlovac County Firefighting Association (VZKŽ), Croatia, is interested in joining a consortium for Interreg Euro-MED Call 8.

VZKŽ is the county-level coordinating body for firefighting in Karlovac County, bringing together volunteer and professional fire brigades. Our work includes wildfire prevention and preparedness, operational coordination, training, exercises and cooperation with local authorities and civil protection stakeholders.

For a project focused on post-fire forest restoration, we could contribute operational expertise and help connect ecosystem restoration approaches with practical wildfire-risk reduction and community preparedness.

We hope our experience and regional firefighting network could complement your project consortium.

Contact: razvojniprojekti@193.vzkz.hr

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