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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · 3d

From publications to news features, explore all the highlights in the News & Publications section on our website.
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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Sep 9

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

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Sep 8

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).
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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 30

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 29

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/

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 28

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.
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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 25

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 24

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 23

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.
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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 22

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 21

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).

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 18

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 17

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/

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 16

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 15

@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/

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 14

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...

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 8

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 8

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!
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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 7

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!
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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 3

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jul 1

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!

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Conservation Biology Institute @consbio.bsky.social · Jun 18

If you're interested in using data driven tools and geospatial technology to facilitate sustainable recreation planning and management, check out the CBI webinar in the Advancing Trails Webinar Series on June 26th at 10:00 am PT/ 1 pm ET / 5pm GMT!
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Data-Driven Decision Support for Sustainable Trail Planning and Management - American Trails

Connecting and transforming communities through the power of trails.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jun 10

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.

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Global Wildfire Collective @wildfirecollective.bsky.social · Jun 9

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

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