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🌍 This #GivingTuesday, support open science with a gift to CBI. Your donation keeps Data Basin free & drives work that strengthens pollinator habitats, recovers endangered species, and protects giant sequoias. Invest in a healthier planet. #Consbio #ConservationScience donorbox.org/conservation...

This #GivingTuesday, help us reach $10K to keep our open Spatial Data Gateway free and continue to expand on-the-ground impact - workshops, local stakeholders, and solutions for resilient communities worldwide. 🌍🔥 DONATE TODAY donorbox.org/global-wildf...

Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society studies how wildfires start, spread, & affect people & ecosystems and work with practitioners and mentor emerging researchers. Learn more: globalwildfirecollective.org/our-partner-institutions/

SAVE THE DATE! 🔥 Join us Dec 2 at 12 PM PST for Matching Models to Objectives: A Showcase of Four Fire Modeling Approaches featuring Drs. Gollner, Scheller, Lucash & Syphard. Learn how leading scientists use and evaluate fire modeling tools. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New demo video alert! Learn how to navigate and use the Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway, an open-access hub for wildfire-related spatial data. Watch the demo: youtu.be/Hte2HOyXVwg Explore the Gateway: globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org #WildfireData #OpenScience #FireEcology

Our Global Wildfire Collective Spatial Data Gateway is here! Intended for sharing wildfire-related data, maps, models, tools, and publications. Explore now! globalwildfirecollective.databasin.org #GlobalWildfireCollective #ConsBio #DataBasin #FireData #WildfireData #Wildfire #Fire #FireResearch

From publications to news features, explore all the highlights in the News & Publications section on our website. globalwildfirecollective.org/news-and-pub... #GlobalWildfireCollective #GWC #GWCCharterMember #ConsBio #Wildfire #WildfireResearch #WildfireRecovery #GlobalChange #FireManagement

We’re proud to share that Dr. Alexandra Syphard spoke on NPR about the Roadless Rule and wildfire risk. She highlighted how roads can boost suppression access but also raise ignitions and fire risk. Listen here: n.pr/3Y6O1E7 #Wildfire #FireEcology #GWCCharterMember @dramalamujer.bsky.social

Meet our new Charter Member, Dr. Saeedeh Eskandari! A project manager at RIFR, she applies remote sensing & GIS to wildfire prediction, forest management, and climate impacts across Iran, Turkey & beyond. Author of Fire in Iranian Forests (2025). globalwildfirecollective.org/about-us/our...

In Cundinamarca, Colombia, the first Indigenous Forest Brigade is safeguarding Cerro Majuy. They prevent biodiversity loss & promote sustainable practices, lead emergency wildfire response, and train continuously in fire management, first aid & conservation. Read more: 🔗 publuu.com/flip-book/78...

Dr. Arindam Roy contributes expert scientific leadership and advice across the Clean Air Fund’s grant making, strategy design, monitoring, evaluation and learning, donor proposals & external influencing. #GlobalWildfireCollective #GWCCharterMember #ConsBio #Wildfire #WildfireResearch #GlobalChange

Trent is a fire risk modeler in all aspects of bushfire management. His work covers a range of theoretical & applied aspects of bushfire behavior & management. The main focus of his research being management expenditure to reduce the risk of fire impacts on people, property & the environment.

ISFMI works in collaboration with partner governments for the delivery of Indigenous Fire Management implementation projects. Indigenous peoples’ rights and interests as leaders of their own futures is at the forefront of the Initiative’s concerns. globalwildfirecollective.org/our-partners/

Dr. Mike Flannigan’s primary research interests are fire & weather/climate interactions & the potential impact of climatic change, lightning-ignited forest fires, landscape fire modeling & interactions between vegetation, fire, & weather. globalwildfirecollective.org/about-us/our-charter-members/

Universidad de La Frontera’s #mission is to cultivate & transfer knowledge in various fields & #cultural domains. It recognizes, promotes, & integrates the #worldview of its #indigenous peoples, promoting #respect and equitable #development.

Markristian Madariaga Pareja is an agroforestry engineer and certified forest firefighter with specialized training under NWCG standards, with more than 10 years of experience as a volunteer firefighter and more than 7 years dedicated to the integral management of forest fire risk in Peru.

Universidad del Rosario provides a solid ethical, humanistic and scientific education that - together with research and suitable teaching - allows this community to educate people who act for the benefit of society, with a maximum sense of responsibility. globalwildfirecollective.org/our-partners/

Meet our charter member, Dr. Jon Fink! Established in 2019, Co-PI Dr. Jonathan Fink directs the Cascadia Wildfire and Urban Smoke Working Group, which has hosted more than 118 webinars and multiple symposia to advance science-policy exchanges that are available on YouTube.

Meet our partner organization, @ungrd.bsky.social! UNGRD directs the implementation of disaster risk management, taking into account sustainable development policies, and coordinates the operation and continuous development of the National System for Disaster Prevention and Response (SNPAD).

Meet our charter member, Dr. Johan Sjöström! Johan (PhD physics, 2010) is a senior research scientist at RISE since 2011. His research is focused on wildfires, their ignition, behaviour and consequences to society. globalwildfirecollective.org/about-us/our...

The CR2 Center for Climate Science and Resilience is a research center that brings together researchers from the social and natural sciences to generate knowledge about climate science and resilience. To learn more about our partner organizations, visit globalwildfirecollective.org/our-partners/

Meet our charter member, Dr. David Bowman! Professor David Bowman is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and the Director of the transdisciplinary Fire Centre at the University of Tasmania, where he holds a research chair in Pyrogeography and Fire Science.

@creaf.cat is deeply committed to promoting a culture of impact in research and to fostering the mobilization, uptake and use of its research findings in the non-academic world to deliver positive impact. To learn more about our partner organizations, visit globalwildfirecollective.org/our-partners/

Dr. Holz studies the causes and consequences of climate variability and human activity on ecological change and disturbances in temperate forests, primarily in the west of the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. To learn more, visit globalwildfirecollective.org/about-us/our...

The Academia National de Bomberos de Colombia, a technologically advanced facility that provides training and instruction to Cali’s fire units, run by the Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios de Cali (comprehensive risk management services for fires). globalwildfirecollective.org/our-partners

And last but certainly not least, our moderator will be Dr. Alexandra D. Syphard, a research ecologist who investigates landscape change that results from the interplay between human and natural disturbances, especially wildfire, urban development, and climate change.

Our fourth speaker at tomorrow's webinar will be Dr. Jennifer Schmidt! Dr. Schmidt works at University of Alaska Anchorage and is interested in the research and management of socio-ecological systems that help balance conservation efforts with the needs of society. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Syria’s Civil Defence teams are battling wildfires in the northeast, with the coastal region of Latakia hit hardest. Officials say unexploded war ordnance may be fueling the spread.

The thrid speaker at the upcoming GWC webinar will be Dr. Johan Sjöström! Johan (PhD physics, 2010) is a senior research scientist at RISE since 2011. His research is focused on wildfires, their ignition, behaviour and consequences to society. Register now! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The second speaker at our upcoming webinar will be Dr. Sarah Henderson! Sarah is the scientific director of Environmental Health Services at BCCDC and of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH). Register now! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our first speaker at the second event in the Global Wildfire Collective’s Fire Ecology webinar series is Dr. Mike Flannigan (BC Innovation Research Chair in Predictive Services, Emergency Management and Fire Science, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

REGISTER NOW for the second event in the Global Wildfire Collective’s Fire Ecology webinar series! This time, the focus is on wildfires in boreal ecosystems. You won't want to miss it! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

On the 3rd day of meetings, the @consbio.bsky.social team had the incredible privilege of being invited to spend the day at the Resguardo de Muisca de Cota, an #indigenous territory on the outskirts of #Bogotá. Our thoughts are with our friends in Bogotá following yesterday’s 6.3 mag. earthquake.

The GWC Discussion #Forum is now officially launched! This #free, #multilingual forum is designed to bring together voices from across the #wildfire world. Check it out now! community.globalwildfirecollective.org

Our second day in #Colombia was a field visit to the astounding Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, on the outskirts of #Bogotá. Check it out!

This #LondonClimateActionWeek event "Integrated Strategies for Wildfire Resilience & Recovery in Climate, Biodiversity, Land & Health" will describe wildfire impacts in these areas and explore collaborative approaches to accelerate action on #resilience and #recovery. forms.gle/jjiXUZJJoxCN...

We are so beyond happy and grateful to have traveled to Bogotá and met so many incredible people! Thank you so much to Guardia ambiental Mhuysqa for sharing these moments on Facebook. www.facebook.com/reel/5186779... www.facebook.com/reel/1432499... www.facebook.com/share/v/199M...

The Global Wildfire Collective convened its first expert group meeting last week in Bogotá! The meeting focused on identifying resources and gaps for wildfire resilience & recovery across the Latin America and Caribbean region. CBI and the GWC are grateful to our many hosts, colleagues and friends.

Robin is passionate about conservation & complements the CBI team, bringing her experience in starting, managing, and growing startup companies. Karl leads CBI’s global engagement strategy on wildfire resilience, & reflecting technical knowledge & cultural imperatives of Indigenous communities.

Steve Hawks joined IBHS in 2023 & currently serves as the Senior Director for Wildfire. He has over 3 decades of experience in wildland firefighting and prevention. Faraz Hedayati leads research on vulnerabilities of structures to fire. His recent work quantifies the risk of wind-driven fire spread.

Dr. William Bond is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. An ecologist with deep experience in mediterranean-climate regions and savannas, Dr. Bond’s rich research career has a central theme of exploration of the ecology, biogeography and evolution of open ecosystems.

Dr. Anne Ganteaume is a senior researcher at INRAE. She has been working on the topic of fire risk since 2006 and holds a doctorate in ecology from the University of Aix-Marseille since 1993. Her work is part of European & national research programs. visit globalwildfirecollective.org for more!

The Global Wildfire Collective is convening an expert group meeting (EGM) on wildfire resilience and recovery, May 21-22 at Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia. To learn more, visit globalwildfirecollective.org

Dr. Mauro González is a Forest Engineer, Universidad Austral de Chile, Ph.D. (Geography) University of Colorado, a full-time Professor at the Institute of Conservation, Biodiversity, & Territory at the Universidad Austral de Chile. Learn more at globalwildfirecollective.org

Meet Dr. Maya Zomer! Dr. Zomer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment at UC Berkeley. As a plant ecologist, she focuses on the intersection of post-fire recovery and climate change. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Dr. Jon Keeley’s research focuses on ecological impacts of wildfires and other aspects of plant ecology, including rare plants and habitats. He was professor of biology at Occidental College for 20 years and served as director of the ecology program for the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Fantina Tedim is the Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Geography and Spatial Planning Studies. She specializes in the social dimension of wildfires, with particular focus areas in vulnerability, resilience, communication, recovery, and preparedness. globalwildfirecollective.org