With countries across the world registering record temperatures in 2025, wildfires have been dominating headlines from North America to the Mediterranean. At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, wildfire resilience wasn’t just talked about; people showed how wildfires can be prevented and how good fire can be used to support communities and ecosystems.

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the Global Fire Management Hub (Fire Hub) placed integrated fire management at the centre of a hot topic: wildfire-resilient landscapes.

The Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience, now backed by 62 countries, set the tone as speakers highlighted early results from the Global Fire Management Hub and rising cooperation on prevention-centered strategies.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the launch of the Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience today at the Belém Climate Summit ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.

The Global Fire Management Hub brought the theme of integrated fire management (IFM) to life at FAO’s From Seeds to Foods exhibition in Rome, captivating visitors with an engaging look at how IFM supports resilient ecosystems, sustainable food systems and safer communities.

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.

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.