Networks and working groups

As a neutral global institution, FAO hosts secretariats for global and regional networks on fire management as well as a relevant FAO-statuary body:

• UNECE/ FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Fire
• Silva Mediterranea is one of FAO statutory bodies that covers the Mediterranean region. It is a forum for advising and taking action on key forestry issues for Mediterranean countries and also has a Forest Fires working group.

FAO also works closely with regional networks and working groups from:

• Near East and North Africa
• North America
• Mesoamerica
• South America
• Caribbean
  

FAO is a member of the European Forest Fire Information (EFFIS) Network which meets once a year and the Wildland Fire Advisory Group, which brings the existing regional networks and working groups together once a year.

FAO works with a wide range of international organizations, multilateral and bilateral donors, regional and national institutions, governments, research and academic institutions, international and national NGOs, private sector (corporate and smallholder), civil society and other stakeholders.

• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
• United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS)
• Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)
• CIFOR, Fire Research
• Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
• USDA Forest Service
• ITTO