The 4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology will provide a forum on global wildland fire research and management. The Congress theme is “Fire as a Global Process.” Featured invited speakers will put contemporary wildland fire issues into a global context. Concurrent sessions and a poster session will cover a wide range of topics and issues, including both contributed papers and special sessions developed on specific themes, all with a central focus of global fire ecology and management.

The primary themes of the conference will cover a broad range of topics, including:

• Fire Effects

Flora of forests, shrublands, coastal marshes, etc.
Fauna
Insects & Pathogens
Soil, Water & Air
Observation papers & case studies

• Integrating Science & Management

Research with management recommendations
Rehabilitation & restoration
Prescribed fire science
Smoke management
E.U. research program

• Fire Behavior

Landscape level fire
Prescribed fire behavior

• Landscape level issues

BAER
Climate change effects both on fire and of fire
Land use change
Land degradation
Fire and carbon accounting
Fire and tropical deforestation

• Fire history

Landscape fire regimes
Changing regimes
Paleoecological studies

• Role of Technology

Real-time, hyperspectral and LIDAR imagery
GIS applications
Alternative energy – risks and realities
Environmental constraints and solutions
Fire behavior modeling systems

• Human Dimensions

Cultural, Social & Economics aspects
Education
Fire and International Policies, such as the Kyoto protocol
Integrated programs in countries other than the U.S.