After years exhausted by the severe consequences of fires, Portugal takes the lead in the defense of forests, through the promotion and international cooperation in forest fire management.

With the flip-flop ofInternational Liaison Committee (ILC), asInternational Wildland Fire Conferenceshave already occurred in various corners of the world since the first edition in 1989, until they reached their new “host” - theCustoms of Porto, from 16 to 19 May 2023.

The Portuguese edition is in charge ofAGIF — Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Managemente aPortuguese Republic,which hopes to gather more than1200 participants from all over the world,well asmore than 500 scientific papersimportant in the areas of Integrated Fire Management and in the Governance of Fire Risk.

To participate and/or learn more, access
https://www.wildfire2023.pt/

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