INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

Meet the organizations that have joined the Wildland Fire 2023 to conduct joint sessions and support the conference

Forest Europe

The Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe - FOREST EUROPE, is a voluntary, Pan-European high-level policy process, of 46 signatories, working since 1990. FOREST EUROPE joins the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference of May 2023, in the city of Porto, Portugal, conducting joint sessions and promoting key talks on an international framework for the governance model of wildland fire risk, to be presented at the Conference.

ForestWISE

CoLAB ForestWISE is an organization that promotes integrated forest and fire management, based on (co)research and development activities, knowledge and technology transfer, acting as a unifying element between industry, academia and public administration, with impacts on the forest and fire sectors and on society. AGIF is one of its sixteen associates. This CoLAB is an institutional partner of the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference, co-organizing in collaboration with the Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología Forestal de Cataluña, a workshop in the scope of the European project FIRE-RES about innovative solutions for fire-resilient territories. An exhibition dedicated to the rePLANt consortium, co-ordinated by CoLAB ForestWISE, is also planned to demonstrate products and services generated in the context of this mobilising project.

IAWF

The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) is a professional membership association dedicated to uniting the global wildland fire community. We are uniquely positioned as an independent organization whose membership includes experts in all aspects of Wildland fire management. IAWF independence and breadth of global membership expertise allows it to offer a neutral forum for the consideration of important, at times controversial, Wildland fire issues. Our unique membership and organization allow the IAWF to creatively apply a full range of Wildland fire knowledge to perform its stated mission. IAWF is supporting the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference of May 2023, in the city of Porto, Portugal, by providing promotional and advertising opportunities about the conference to our diverse and international membership. The IAWF will also provide expert advice on relevant topics and speakers who support the conference themes.

OECD

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization, of countries all over the world, that aims at shaping policies for prosperity and well-being. OECD is supporting the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference of May 2023, in the city of Porto, Portugal, organizing a session on wildfires and climate adaptation best practices. OECD is also supporting the development of an international framework for the governance model of wildland fire risk, to be presented at the Conference next year.