Fire management : global assessment 2006 : a thematic study prepared in the framework of the Global forest resources assessment 2005

Author(s)

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Bibliographic Information

Fire management : global assessment 2006 : a thematic study prepared in the framework of the Global forest resources assessment 2005

（FAO forestry paper, 151）

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007

Note

"In 2005, FAO held a Ministerial Meeting on Forests which called for a strategy to enhance international cooperation in fire management, to which this global assessment of fire management is an important contribution. This study complements the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005) as an in-depth thematic study"--Foreword

"TC/M/A0969E/1/02.07/2000"--P. [4] of cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-142)

Summary: Fire management is an essential part of sustainable forest management. This publication complements the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005) as an in-depth thematic study on the incidence, impact and management of forest fires in different regions of the world. It was developed from 12 regional papers prepared within the framework of the Global Wildland Fire Network of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. It provides the best estimate of the global fire situation to date and gives a good indication of the scale of the impact of vegetation fires on society, on the economy and on the environment. This global assessment will be of interest not only to fire specialists, but also to policy-makers, forest managers and those involved in collecting reliable and current information on fire in different types of vegetation. It is an important contribution to FAO's efforts to enhance international cooperation in fire management.--Publisher's description

Available both in print and online

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Contents of Works

• pt.1. Introduction and global analysis. Introduction
• Global analysis
• pt.2. Regional summaries. Background
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Caribbean
• Mesoamerica
• North America
• South America
• Central Asia
• Northeast Asia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Australasia
• Southeast Europe/Caucasus
• Baltic and adjacent countries
• Mediterranean

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Fire management is an essential part of sustainable forest management. This publication complements the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005) as an in-depth thematic study on the incidence, impact and management of forest fires in different regions of the world. It was developed from 12 regional papers prepared within the framework of the Global Wildland Fire Network of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. It provides the best estimate of the global fire situation to date and gives a good indication of the scale of the impact of vegetation fires on society, on the economy and on the environment. This global assessment will be of interest not only to fire specialists, but also to policy-makers, forest managers and those involved in collecting reliable and current information on fire in different types of vegetation. It is an important contribution to FAO's efforts to enhance international cooperation in fire management.

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Details

• NCID: BA88485520
• ISBN:
  • 9789251056660
  • 9251056668
• Country Code: it
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Rome
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 156 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : SD387.F52
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Forests and forestry -- Fire management
  • LCSH : Forest reserves -- Fire management
  • LCSH : Forest fires -- Prevention and control
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00678122