International Association for the Defense of Flowers Proveneya & Nahiara

Europe

Spain - 207,000-217,609 ha burned in 2026 (EFFIS); six times the same period in 2025. A new Andalusia front has affected over 25,000 ha of perimeter, with 650 evacuated and 300 firefighters deployed.

Croatia - A fire near Omis, one of the country's worst, burned 900-1,000 ha; 1 person died, 36-40 were injured and over 2,000 people were evacuated.

Germany - A 300 ha Hürtgenwald fire near Belgium is still spreading; 1,800 people were evacuated and unexploded WWII ordnance complicates the response.

Greece - Attica is at the maximum level-5 alert. The Boeotia fire burned 10,000 ha and prompted over 1,000 evacuations; another front in Rethymno, Crete remains critical.

France - A new Landes fire burned 1,100 ha, with 500 evacuated and 500 firefighters deployed. National burned area is 98,000-116,000 ha, a record in 20 years of satellite measurement.

United Kingdom and Albania - A Stourbridge fire damaged homes; Albania is also affected by the current fire wave.

Portugal - The Viseu fire burned about 13,000 ha; at peak, 39 fires were active nationwide.

Italy - Estimates range from 40,000 to more than 100,000 ha; Sicily and Calabria are the worst-hit areas.

European Union - 457,459 ha burned through July 29 (EFFIS), 32% above the historical average. More than 300,000 people were evacuated or confined in France and Spain during July.

South America

Ecuador - Seven fires were active and four controlled on August 11. The Cotacachi-Cayapas reserve fire has burned at least 300 ha of paramo; over 4,000 ha burned nationally in early August.

Brazil - 1.76 million ha burned in 2026, with 4,682 fire events; risk is expected to increase from August to October.

Region

Global

Araihan Score

20/25

3D Model

❌ Not available

Type

Natural

Araihan Measure20/25

Ecological health index (0–25)

About Honeybee

The Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) is arguably the single most important pollinator species for global agriculture. A single colony can contain 20,000 to 80,000 bees, and foragers may visit up to 5,000 flowers in a single day. Honeybees demonstrate remarkable communication through their famous 'waggle dance,' which conveys the direction and distance of food sources to nestmates. They practice floral constancy — tending to visit the same type of flower on each foraging trip — which makes them exceptionally efficient pollinators.