Why would journalists investigate Catalan forests?
In Catalonia a combination of ecological pressures and weakened forest stewardship is increasing fire risks and raising a key question: how can these forests remain resilient and viable?
To respond to this, Catalonia’s Moianès region is emerging as a testing ground for inclusive and place-based innovations. Here, integrative forest management approaches are being developed that combine wildfire prevention, biodiversity conservation, biomass use, and rural development – alongside new forms of collective governance adapted to fragmented ownership.
Together with our local Living Lab partners, we invited a small group of journalists to an immersive, on-site workshop in Moianès to explore these developments first-hand. Through exchanges with forest owners, researchers, NGO representatives, and local authorities, journalists gained grounded insights into how such approaches can work in practice.
Beyond showcasing these initiatives to journalists, the workshop was designed as a two-way dialogue – creating space to reflect on which narratives resonate, and how science and practice can better connect with media storytelling.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll share more insights from the workshop and highlight some of the innovative approaches stewarded within Catalonia’s Moianès region. Stay tuned!