Foundational resources
This collection brings together foundational resources from leading international organizations, research institutions, governments, and practitioner networks. These publications, guidelines, frameworks, and technical documents provide essential knowledge on the principles, policies, practices, and governance of integrated fire management.
Whether you are new to the field or looking to deepen your understanding, these resources offer a starting point for exploring how integrated fire management can support resilient landscapes, biodiversity conservation, sustainable livelihoods, climate adaptation, and disaster risk reduction.
Foundational resources
Publications
Global Fire Monitoring Center
04/09/2026
GFMC is a global information, monitoring and advisory facility to support governments, international organizations, scientists and practitioners in...
Guidelines
Integrated fire management voluntary guidelines
18/06/2026
These guidelines support the implementation of integrated fire management at the landscape level, enhance best fire-management practices.
In depth
Integrated Fire Management
18/06/2026
FAO has long focused on fire management and is one of the international organizations promoting the development of a comprehensive approach to IFM.
E-learning
Basic integrated fire management tools for early warning and decision-making
17/06/2026
This course introduces the tools, including fire behaviour prediction, fire danger rating, and early warning systems, and provides foundational knowledge.
Wildfires - basic information
Publications
From wildfire risk to resilience: The investment case for action
14/01/2026
Wildfires are now outpacing existing suppression systems and have become one of the most destructive and costly climate-driven risks globally.
Publications
Frontiers of Fire: An overview of fire in the Amazon region
16/09/2025
Frontiers of Fire presents a technical and informational synthesis on the history, uses, dynamics, and transformations of fire across Amazonian countries.
Publications
Spreading like wildfire: The rising threat of extraordinary landscape fires - A rapid response assessment
14/02/2022
This report examines escalating global wildfire risk, its drivers, impacts, and management responses across diverse ecological and socio-economic contexts.