Answer to a written question – Natura 2000 network – surface area hit by forest fires – E-003553/2025(ASW)

According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), Galicia has been impacted by 242 fire events so far in 2025, and these fires burned 121,090 hectares (ha). Since 1 August 2025, Galicia suffered 151 fires events that burned 119,870 ha.

According to EFFIS, the burned area affecting Natura 2000 sites in Galicia since 1 January 2025 was 39,257 ha, from which 39,112 ha were burned after 1 August 2025.