Participation of other Organizations and Major Groups:

Reports and Recommendations

Several Special Sessions or Side Events were held in conjunction with the 4^th International Wildland Fire Conference. Reports, conclusions or communiqués were provided for the following sessions:

FAO Special Session on the International Strategy to Enhance Cooperation in Fire Management (Plenary Session on 14 May 2007)

• Programme

• Introduction and Overview (by Peter Holmgren, FAO)
• The Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines (by Denny Truesdale, USDA Forest Service)
• Review of International Cooperation in Fire Management (by Johann G. Goldammer, GFMC)
• The Global Forest Alliance (GFA) and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) (by Andrey Kushlin, World Bank)
• Biodiversity Conservation and the Strategy to Enhance International Cooperation in Fire Management (by Ayn Shlisky, TNC)
• The Fire Management Actions Alliance (by Peter Holmgren, FAO)

Launch of the Fire Management Actions Alliance (Plenary Session on 16 May 2007)

• Launching the Fire Management Actions Alliance (by Peter Holmgren, FAO)

• Fire Management Action Alliance Charter (version 11 May 2007)

Side Event of the Global Observation of Forest Cover/Global Observation of Land Cover Dynamics (GOFC/GOLD) Programme

• GOFC-GOLD Report

Side Event of the Project FIRE PARADOX – „An Innovative and Integrated Approach to Wildland Fire Management”

• FIRE PARADOX Report

Workshop on Aviation Management: Opportunities for multilateral cooperation to improve the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of aerial fire fighting

• Communiqué by the Aviation Management Community

Note: This website is regularly updated concerning the follow-up of the outcomes of the Conference 
(last update: 28 May 2007)

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