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The recent fires that have devastated thousands of hectares in different parts of our country have left an undeniable ecological and social scar, but they have also left a long string of hoaxes that have permeated society. Some of these appear every year around these same dates and all they do is create social alarm. The reclassification of land burned is one of the most listened to on social networks, since it fuels the supposed “hidden interests” behind all these fires. This term is nothing more than a legal category that causes a forest land to be become developable to begin creating new homes. But the reality is that it is not as easy as you may think. Here the forestry law does not allow reclassifying land that has been burned until 30 years after the forest fire has been extinguished. Although there is an exception that It was introduced in 2015 and which indicates that this limitation can be bypassed if there are “compelling reasons” to grant it. But the reality is that since 2003 no public works have been carried out in areas that have been affected by fires. Solar panels. In an attempt to demonize renewable energies, there are several voices that suggest that right where the panels are going to be installed is where there will soon be a forest fire. But here, as Greenpeace points out, it is not necessary to reclassify the land from rustic to developable in order to be installed. This means that burned soil does not shorten or modify the environmental procedures that must be followed to make these installations, and that is why there is no advantage to burning the forest before carrying out this project. But in addition, photovoltaic installations need firm, accessible and safe ground, which is exactly the opposite of what a burned mountain offers. Your real problem. In Spain it is not precisely that ‘free’ land is needed to build this type of installation, but rather that the brakes we have in place It is in the electrical network itself and in the saturation that exists in the different nodes. Climate change For many people it is unimportant and has no relation to the increase in frequency of these forest fires. But the reality we are experiencing is that heat waves are becoming more frequent, intense and long-lasting. But logically this does not mean that climate change lights the spark that causes fires, but it does create the perfect breeding ground for them to be much more dangerous. They don’t let the mountains be cleaned. This is another hoax that points precisely to ecological policies so that nothing on forest land can be touched. But the reality is that current legislation allows clearing the forest and even imposes an obligation on the autonomous communities to have fire prevention plans. Here Greenpeace also points out that forest owners must keep their properties clean and in good condition and even impose the obligation on city councils to take care of this in the event that the owner does not comply with his obligation. There is a nuance. Although cleaning the mountains is not prohibited, it does require a bureaucratic process behind which delays the issuance of the necessary permits to carry out actions in the mountains. This can cause owners who are older or further away from their properties to desist from carrying out this permit application process and cause them to neglect their obligations. Images | dife88 In Xataka | The smoke from the fires in the center of the peninsula is crossing half of Spain: satellites already see it over Andalusia and Extremadura