COMMUNITY-BASED FIRE MANAGEMENT

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Country Reports & Activities

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Australia

• Community-based bushfire management in Victoria (2019)
• Background Paper: Cultural burning practices in Australia (2020)

Bhutan

• National Adaptation Plan of Actions (NAPA)

Cambodia

• Forest and Land Fire Prevention in Cambodia (1999)

Canada

• Canada’s support of CBFiM to carbon sequestration in SE Asia

Chile

• Manual for Community Wildfire Defense and Preparedness (2015) (PDF, 17 MB)
• Methodology for Community Wildfire Prevention Planning (2015) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• Alternativas al uso del Fuego como Quemas Controladas: http://www.alternativasquemas.cl/
• Alto a los Incentios Forestales: http://www.altoincendios.cl/

CostaRica

• Propuesta de un modelo organizacional para la gestión socio-ambiental del fuego en los Distritos de Paquera, Lepanto y Cóbano

Côted’Ivoire

• Management and Prevention of Forest Fires in Côte d’Ivoire SODEFOR’s Forest Fire Protection Programme (1999)

Ghana

• “Guidelines and Manual “Procedures for Community-Based Fire Management in Ghana” (PDF, 6.4 MB)

India

• Forest Fire and its Prevention by Generating Environmental Awareness in the Rural Masses (1999)
• Community involvement in forest fire prevention and control: Lessons from Joint Forest Management (JFM) (2002)

Indonesia

• Integrated Forest Fire Management Project in East Kalimantan (1996)
• Forest Fire Prevention Management Project in Indonesia (1997)
• Community-Based Fire Management: The South Kalimantan Experience (2002)

Lesotho and Madagascar

• The Culture of Fire on Southern Africa on Example of Lesotho and Madagascar: An Interim Report of the Working Group Forest Technology (2000)

Mongolia

• The German-Mongolian Technical Cooperation GTZ Integrated Fire Management Project, Khan Khentii Protected Area, Mongolia (1998)
• The Social Conditions of Wildfire in Mongolia  (1999)
• Community-based Wildfire Management in Mongolia  (2000)

Namibia

• Impact of the Integrated Forest Fire Management Program on Rural Livelihoods in East Caprivi Region, Namibia (2001)
• Namibia Round Table on Fire Windhoek, 10-11 November 1999 (2001)
• National Guidelines on Forest Fire Management in Namibia. Final Draft 31 March 2001 (2001)
• Community Acts to Save Forests (published by The Namibian, 7 October 2004)
• Fire management key to survival for San communities (published by https://economist.com.na 1 July 2016)

Nepal

• Community Level Fire Management Planning (2007)
• Community-Based Fire Management Training: An approach towards participatory planning (2007)
• District Level Fire Management Planning (2007)

New Zealand

• Fire Smart: Partners in protection –protecting our communities (PDF, 8 MB)

Peru

• Proyecto de investigación sobre incendios forestales “FIRETROP” en la Communidad de Pilco Grande, Perú. Resumen de trabajo realizado en las quemas experimentales de Julio 2012 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
• Manual de Capacitación 3. Nuestro bosque enfrenta algunos peligros. Programa Regional para la Gestión Social de Ecosistemas Forestales Andinos ECOBONA-INTERCOOPERATION, 2009. (PDF, 4.5 MB)

The Philippines

• No Fire Bonus Plan Program of Mountain Province  (1998)
• Indigenous practices in the Cordilleras effective in curbing forest fires (2015)

South Africa

• FireWise Africa

Sri Lanka

• Forest and Land Fire Prevention in Sri Lanka  (1999)

Tanzania

• CBFiM Project Proposal (2009)

Thailand

• Burning as usual: The causes and effects of deliberate burning. A case study within the province of Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand (2009) (PDF, 2.5 MB)

Ukraine and Belarus

A number of awareness-raising and information materials on wildfire risk reduction in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone were developed by the OSCE in co-operation with the REEFMC and the GFMC in the frame of the project Improving Radiological and Environmental Awareness in Territories Affected by the Chernobyl Accident in Belarus and Ukraine with a Focus on Wildfire Management

• OSCE-REEFMC-GFMC Awareness Materials

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wildfire Risk to Communities is a Forest Service website designed to help community leaders understand how fire risk varies across geographies and prioritize actions to mitigate it. New features were recently added, including the ability to interact with community wildfire risk data and explore risk outside official community boundaries. The update also facilitates comparing risks across multiple communities.

• https://wildfirerisk.org/

The Fire Safe Council fulfills its mission to preserve California’s natural and man-made resources by mobilizing all Californians to make their homes, neighborhoods and communities fire safe.

• Fire Safe Council Website: http://www.firesafecouncil.org/
• Fire Safe Council Handbook (PDF, 100 KB)

The FIREWISE website contains educational information for people who live or vacation in fire-prone areas of the United States. It was designed to acquaint the general public with the challenges of living with wildland fire.

• Firewise website: http://www.firewise.org
• The Firewise Communities program: Promoting wildfire protection in the wildland-urban interface
• Developing a community-based forest health and fire management plan: The story of Ruidoso (New Mexico)

A three-part whiteboard-style U.S. Forest Service video series describes cutting edge risk management tools developed by the Wildfire Risk Management Team, which works with national forests and other fire managers to plan ahead for fire season. The videos describe the history and future of humans’ relationship with fire, the use of both advanced modeling and local knowledge to manage fire risk, and new tools for spatial fire planning.

• Proactive Wildfire Risk Management Tools

Smokey Bear Programme: With education and responsible practices, individuals can make a difference in the fight against unwanted wildfire, helping to preserve and protect our natural resources:

• http://www.smokeybear.com

Report about suicides in the wildfire community:

• Two More Chains Spring 2017 Issue (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Venezuela

The documentary “Pemón Culture: The fire should not be extinguished” reveals the importance of fire to the Pemón people of Canaima National Park (CNP), Venezuela. The film explores the importance of Pemón traditional knowledge in the use of fire, and threats resulting from interruption to the Pemón’s management of CNP’s ecosystems.

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