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Nepali women’s community group is turning fire prevention into a climate-resilient green enterprise
15/04/2025
Women from the Binayi Triveni Municipality in Nepal’s western region collect forest litter – the bark, leaves and sticks on the forest floor that can fuel wildfires - and transform it into organic fertilizer which is bought by local farmers and government nurseries.
How integrated fire management and the Global Fire Management Hub support countries
01/11/2024
With wildfires a growing threat around the world, countries urgently need to shift their attention from reaction and response to preventing them in the first place. The Global Fire Management Hub (or “Fire Hub”) brings together key partners to enhancing countries’ capacities to reduce the negativ...
Protecting forests to preserve livelihoods
10/12/2012
An FAO programme that helps local communities in Mongolia to protect their own forests is being seen as a model for action in the Asia-Pacific region. The Participatory Forest Management project has effectively stopped illegal logging and forest fires in 15 pilot districts.