“Firewatch” – State-of-the-art technology for early forest fire detection

Both the frequency and intensity of wildfires are increasing worldwide as a result of climate change.  If wildfires are out of control, they can have a devastating effect, endangering human lives and causing long-term damage such as biodiversity loss. To minimise this danger, the State Forests Department of Lower Saxony, Germany has installed a system for the early detection of wildfires.