FAO has initiated a new Technical Cooperation Programme aimed at developing and piloting a peatland fire measurement technique to support nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement. The methodology will be designed and tested over 2026 and 2027, in close collaboration wi...

A three-day workshop in Brazil brought women wildfire professionals together to shape a new Gender Action Plan for Prevfogo - Brazil's National Center for the Prevention and Control of Forest Fires - recognising the strategic role women play within Brazilian fire management agencies and seeking to expand their representation and influence.

The Global Fire Management Hub (Fire Hub) has taken a major step towards operationalizing its Integrated Fire Management (IFM) Governance Assessment, following a series of pilot workshops in Ghana, Cambodia and Ecuador. The testing focused on guidelines for governance analysis for IFM, respond...

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

With countries across the world registering record temperatures in 2025, wildfires have been dominating headlines from North America to the Mediterranean.

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.

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.

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.

Nepali women protect their forest from fires by turning dry litter into fertilizer to improve harvests, FAO’s Country Representative for Nepal, Ken Shimizu, explains in this op-ed in the lead up to World Environment Day.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has released guidelines for countries outlining how to manage the risks of damaging wildfires, which can threaten people and the environment.

Dr. Lara Steil is the Fire Management Officer in the Forestry Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme have launched a Global Fire Management Hub that aims to strengthen countries’ capacities to implement integrated fire management.