The Greek National Observatory of forest fires

Abstract

The Greek Forest Service has recently established the National Observatory of Forest Fires (NOFF) in collaboration with the Laboratory of Forest Management and Remote Sensing, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and the Interbalkan Environment Center (i-BEC). The purpose of the i-BEC is to support the systematic monitoring of the quality of the environment in Greece, the assessment of potential risk related to natural hazards and the development of relevant technology and sound knowledge, applicable in the Balkan region. A series of indicators and decision support applications is used for the monitoring of selected environmental parameters in real time in order to support operational early warning and documented risk assessment.