(originally posted in May, 2007)

In May, 2007, the International Association of Wildland Fire was one of the founding members of the Fire Management Actions Alliance (FMAA), an initiative of the United Nations” Food and Agriculture Organization presented at the 4th International Wildland Fire Conference in Seville, Spain. The purpose of the FMAA “is to stimulate improved fire management and reduce damage from fire worldwide”.

The Objectives are to:

• review and update the Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines;
• encourage stakeholders at all levels to adopt and use the Guidelines;
• review experiences from applying the Guidelines;
• strengthen international cooperation in fire management.

More information can be found at the FMAA web site.