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Building capacity in mapping rotational farming: FAO and Kasetsart University co-organize training workshop on Collect Earth Online in Thailand

31/08/2025

A two-day hybrid training workshop, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Kasetsart University in Thailand, brought together more than 50 participants from academia, government agencies, NGOs, and the geospatial research community.

Wildfires are inevitable, but they can be controlled

28/08/2025

We are well into summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and we are witnessing another severe wildfire season. In May, wildfires were burning throughout Russian Federation’s Far East. In July, wildfires broke out throughout Türkiye, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria. Fires continue in Portugal and Spain. In Canada, the blaze has not stopped since April.

Strengthening fire management across the Mekong: AFFIRM hosts regional workshop in Cambodia

03/07/2025

From 1 to 3 July 2025, more than 30 fire management experts and government representatives from Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam gathered in Siem Reap for the third annual AFFIRM Regional Workshop on Integrated Fire Management, co-hosted by FAO and Cambodia’s Forestry Administration with support from the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO).

FAO adopts mascot to promote integrated fire management

13/06/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a new mascot to be the familiar and friendly face of FAO’s work supporting countries and communities to manage the growing threat of wildfires.

FAO hosts meeting to strengthen global action on wildfires

09/06/2025

Experts are meeting at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome this week to strengthen collective action on integrated fire management.

AFFIRM stakeholder workshop strengthens forest fire management in Lao People's Democratic Republic

13/05/2025

Government agencies, international organizations, and experts convened in Vientiane Capital of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) for the AFFIRM Stakeholders’ Consultation and Kick-off Meeting, laying the groundwork for coordinated action to mitigate fire risks across the country. Joi...

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Regional workshop advances action on transboundary haze and plastic pollution in southeast Asia

13/05/2025

A workshop organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Natural Resource and Environment Research Institute – Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), and the Asian Institute of Technology, brought together experts, gover...