The Xunta publishes the beneficiaries of the 2025 fire aid

The Department of Environment and Climate Change has published in the Official Gazette of Galicia the list of beneficiaries of the grants intended to repair public-use infrastructures of the natural environment damaged by the fires of the summer of 2025. The General Directorate of Natural Heritage resolved the granting of 391,654.02 euros, distributed among 12 municipalities and 4 communities of neighborhood forests in common hand. The list appears in the Resolution of October 15, 2026, published in DOG no. 204, of October 26, 2026 (reference CVE-DOG: zublhvv8-wsk8-ozk9-gmx0-ya6b4pxgfxq1).

The call stems from Decree 76/2025, of August 29, on urgent aid measures for the repair of damages caused by the fires recorded in Galicia during the summer of 2025, developed by the Order of August 29, 2025, which established the regulatory bases and the call. The procedure was processed under code MT100B and the publication of the beneficiaries is carried out under article 15.1 of Law 9/2007, of June 13, on grants in Galicia. The resolution emphasizes that the aid was granted directly due to the public, social, and humanitarian interest derived from the exceptional circumstances encountered.

Financing with own funds and caps per beneficiary

The grants are fully financed with own funds from the Xunta de Galicia, charged to project 2025 191 of the general budgets of the Autonomous Community for 2025 and 2026. The distribution is made through two lines:

Application 06.04.541B.760.25, for municipalities, with a maximum total grantable amount of 40,000 euros per municipality.
Application 06.04.541B.781.25, for neighborhood forests in common hand, with a maximum of 20,000 euros per forest.

The amounts were approved by resolution of the Director General of Natural Heritage, María Sol Díaz Mouteira, signed in Santiago de Compostela on October 15, 2026.

Twelve municipalities with 333,169.38 euros

Annex I lists the beneficiary local entities, all from the provinces of Lugo and Ourense, along with the actions they must execute:

Carballedo, file LU_MT100B/02/2025: 6,641.93 euros to repair the damage at the Alto da Picota viewpoint.
Quiroga, LU_MT100B/03/2025: 35,498.37 euros for route signage and replacement of information panels (Memo 1 and Memo 2: Penafurada, Pena Dominga, and Camiño Caroceiro).
Sober, LU_MT100B/04/2025: 14,687.83 euros for the reconstruction of the Pena do Conde viewpoint.
Carballeda de Avia, OU_MT100B/001/2025: 27,190.11 euros for the Carballeda de Valdeorras nature trail and the PRG-260 hiking route.
Carballeda de Valdeorras, OU_MT100B/002/2025: 23,824.75 euros for the access route to the Teixedal de Casaio.
Manzaneda, OU_MT100B/003/2025: 25,862.00 euros for the PR-G 138 Val do Glaciar de Prada route and the Vales Glaciares de Manzaneda environmental route.
Chandrexa de Queixa, OU_MT100B/004/2025: 3,810.00 euros for the Casteligo viewpoint and the Chao da Fervenza de Dorelle.
A Veiga, OU_MT100B/005/2025: 40,000.00 euros for the PR-G 198 trails, the PR198.1 variant, the PRG199 connections, and the PR-G 199, PF-G 200, and PR-G 201 trails.
Rubiá, OU_MT100B/007/2025: 39,958.72 euros for the Castros and Nivieira PR-G 144 route, in the MVMC Os Castros and Bidual, including a treated wood walkway.
Vilar de Barrio, OU_MT100B/008/2025: 40,000.00 euros for the Capela-San Mamede-Rebordechao route and the recreational areas of the Serra de San Mamede heights.
Vilariño de Conso, OU_MT100B/011/2025: 35,695.67 euros for the routes of the Cerveira Castle and from Pico da Ortiga to Cova Chellos.
A Mezquita, OU_MT100B/012/2025: 40,000.00 euros for access to the Santigoso large castle viewpoint, the fencing, information panels, and signs.

Four communal mountain communities with 58,484.64 euros

Annex II details the beneficiary communal mountain communities in common ownership, with a total of 58,484.64 euros:

CMVMC de Trascastro (Samos), LU_MT100B/08/2025: 6,210.00 euros for five signage units and two tables in San Xoán de Lóuzara.
CMVMC de Casaio e Lardeira, OU_MT100B/006/2025: 19,994.64 euros for the Casa da Mina de Valborraz, linked to the old German tungsten mines.
CMVMC de Laza e Cimadevila, OU_MT100B/009/2025: 20,000.00 euros for panels on amphibians and reptiles and a treated wood fence in recreational areas.
CMVMC de Mormentelos, OU_MT100B/010/2025: 12,280.00 euros for information panels and directional signs with beacons and arrows.

Trails, viewpoints, and recreational areas

The majority of the aid is destined for public-use infrastructure linked to leisure in the natural environment: certified hiking routes, viewpoints, recreational areas, wooden walkways, fencing, interpretive panels, and directional signage. Three councils —A Veiga, Vilar de Barrio, and A Mezquita— and one community of mountains —Laza e Cimadevila— reach the maximum permitted limit, while the rest receive eligible amounts below the limit.

The publication of this list closes the granting phase of the aid provided for in Decree 76/2025 for the owners of infrastructure located in the Galician Network of Protected Spaces and in the biosphere reserves affected by fires. For the residents of the inland councils of Lugo and Ourense, the announcement confirms the funds available to recover burned trails and viewpoints, facilities that support both public use and the tourism and leisure activities of these regions.

Source: Official Gazette of Galicia, no. 204, of October 26, 2026, section III, pp. 53636-53638 (official reference: CVE-DOG: zublhvv8-wsk8-ozk9-gmx0-ya6b4pxgfxq1).