Joint Meetings of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group

Joint Meetings of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), International Liaison Committee (ILC) for the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference, and the International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG),

In cooperation with and supported by the

UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Forestry and Timber Section

Euro-Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), Council of Europe

the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

United Nations University (UNU)

Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg, Germany 29 June – 3 July 2012

Objectives and Final Agenda

Rationale

Following the recommendations of the International Wildland Fire Summit (2003), the foundation of the Global Wildland Fire Network, and the recommendations of the 4th and 5th International Wildland Fire Conferences in 2007 (Spain) and 2011 (South Africa), the response of countries, multilateral organizations and international organizations to enhance international cooperation in fire science, management and policy development has been growing. Besides the recommendations for enhancing sharing of knowledge, expertise and resources in fire management, the 2011 Conference Statement1 called, among other, for the development of - Common international principles in fire management - Common international fire management tools - Proposal for a Global Agreement on Transboundary Cooperation in Fire Management - Increased efficiency of sharing ground and aerial fire management resources - Policies addressing global change and fire

Objectives

One year after the 5th and three years before the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference members and associates of the Global Wildland Fire Network, represented by the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), members of the International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG), the International Liaison Committee (ILC) and representatives of the host country South Korea of the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference (2015) will meet to discuss the roadmap 2012-2015. The joint meetings will be co-sponsored and attended by the Euro-Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations University (UNU).

On the first day regional networks and international organizations will reports on the status, projects or strategic plans for enhancing transboundary cooperation in fire management. On the second day regions and international organizations will present their views and approaches in preparation of the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference (Korea, 2015). Suggestions from regions and international organizations for themes to be addressed by the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference will be solicited. The IFAWG will meet on the third day and report about progress of developing draft common rules/voluntary guidelines for international cooperation in fire emergencies. These will have implications for the ongoing process of developing similar standards for ground operations.

1 Complete conference statement, regional and thematic statements of the 5th International Wildland Fire Conference: http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/southafrica-2011.html Agenda

Friday, 29 June 2012

Arrival of participants in Freiburg

Saturday, 30 June 2012

09:30-17:50 Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG) meeting Part I Participants take shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 09:24, arrival Airport Campus at 09:27

Introduction Objectives of the joint meetings (GFMC) and short update of activities of the Global Wildland Fire Network and the UN White Paper on Vegetation Fires and Global Change (Johann G. Goldammer)

Regional / Thematic Briefings (I) Short regional and thematic reports from networks will be given in a “briefing style. Briefings will address significant events, developments, priority issues identified.

Setting the stage

Subsahara Africa (David Asare, Ghana): To Sun City and back: Review of the 5th International Wildland Fire Conference and the way ahead.

Regional and national public policies addressing wildland fire

South East Asia (K. Rauf, Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia; Bambang Saharjo, Indonesia): The ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, the REDD scheme and international commitments: The Indonesian view.

Public policies addressing fire in countries in transition

Eurasia (Andrey M. Eritsov, Russia): Decentralization of responsibilities in fire management: Lessons learned in the Russian Federation

Building cooperative regional capacity in fire management

Southeast Europe / Caucasus (Nikola Nikolov, FYR Macedonia): Review of establishment and outreach work of the Regional Fire Monitoring Center for SE Europe / Caucasus Region

Eastern Mediterranean / Near East (Ibrahim Ciftci, Deputy Director General of Forestry, Turkey, and Ertugrul Bilgili, Trabzon University, Turkey): Regional fire management training: Achievements and prospects of the Regional Fire Management Training Center

Eastern Europe (Sergiy Zibtsev, Ukraine): Building cooperative regional capacity in fire management: Establishment of the Regional Eastern European Fire Monitoring Center (REEFMC) in Ukraine

Central Asia (Byambasuren Oyunsanaa, Mongolia): Status of preparation of the establishment of the Regional Central Asian Fire Monitoring Center in Mongolia

South America (Larah Steil, IBAMA-Prevfogo, Brazil; and Patricio Sanhueza, CONAF, Chile): Strengthening the Regional South America Wildland Fire Network

2 Northeast Asia / Pan Asia (Kim Kyongha, South Korea): The Pan-Asia Wildland Fire Network – a cooperative approach within a cluster of four Regional Wildland Fire Networks in the greater Asian Region

Community-Based Fire Management

Subsahara West Africa (David Asare, Ghana): The Ghanaian Experience Subsahara Southern Africa (Val Charlton, FireWise South Africa, and Anja A. Hoffmann, GIZ/GFMC): Review and prospects of Community-based fire management approaches between concept papers and reality.

Peatland fires

South East Asia (Bambang Saharjo, Indonesia; Ahmed Ainuddin Nuruddin, Malaysia): Peatland use and fires in the SE Asia: Scientific, policy and legal aspects

Eurasia (Mark Jones, United Kingdom): Wildfires in the United Kingdom: A changing story

Agricultural / pastoral fires in grassland / steppe landscapes

Eastern Europe (Sergiy Zibtsev, Ukraine): Agricultural / pastoral fires in grassland - steppe landscapes: Eastern Europe / Ukraine

Central Asia (Byambasuren Oyunsanaa, Mongolia): Speppe / pastoral fire situation in Mongolia

High-altitude fires

Euro-Alpine (Harald Vacik, Austria): Findings and achievements of the ALP FFIRS community in the context of the Euro Alpine Network

Wildfire risk management at landscape level addressing changing socio-economic and environmental conditions, and changing risks

Australasia (Gary Morgan, Australia, and Murray Dudfield, New Zealand): Risk Management Position and National Bushfire Policy.

Presentation of the proposed position paper “„Integrating the management of wildfire- related risks in rural land and forest management legislation and policies” (Murray Dudfield)

Sunday, 01 July 2011

09:30-17:50 WFAG meeting Part II

Opening Remarks Short report of the WHO Workshop „Health aspects of wildfire smoke“, organized in conjunction with the Joint LRTAP Convention / WHO Task Force on Health Aspects of Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (21 March 2012). Review of the UN “White Paper on Vegetation Fires and Global Change” and the GFMC Global Wildland Fire Damages and Fatalities Report 2011 (Johann G. Goldammer)

3 Keynote Speeches on Vegetation Fire Smoke and Human Health

- Review of the 2012 smoke pollution fatalities assessment (Dieter Schwela, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York) - Field analysis and monitoring of vegetation fire smoke: The scientific and operational dimensions (Milt Statheropoulos, ECFF)

International Cooperation in Earth Observation

Global Observation of Forest and Land Cover Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD): Status of the GOFC-GOLD Regional Fire Networks (Anja A. Hoffmann)

Fire management economics and budgets

Mediterranean (I) (Elena Hernández Paredes, Spain): Cooperation in fire management in the Mediterranean region: Status and possible impacts of the economic crisis

Mediterranean (II) (Gavriil Xanthopoulos, Greece): Fire management in times of economic difficulties in Greece

Wildfire risk management at landscape level addressing changing socio-economic and environmental conditions, and changing risks

USA (Tom Harbour and Dale Dague, U.S.A.): The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy

Canada (Kim Connors, Canada): Wildland Fire Update 2012

Discussion of the proposed position paper “„Integrating the management of wildfire- related risks in rural land and forest management legislation and policies” (Murray Dudfield)

International Organizations Programmatic briefings from international organizations “Towards coordinated endeavors in enhancing international cooperation in fire management”

- UNISDR / UNECE/FAO: International cooperation in the wildland fire management and policy arena (UNISDR Secretariat) (Demetrio Innocenti) - Council of Europe: Statement on international cooperation in the wildland fire management (letter directed to UNECE/FAO) - United Nations University: Statement on international cooperation in the wildland fire management (letter directed to UNECE/FAO and UNISDR) - International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO): ITTO work programme in fire management (John Leigh) - FAO: International cooperation (Pieter van Lierop) - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): The ENVSEC / OSCE Project “Enhancing National Capacity on Fire Management and Wildfire Disaster Risk Reduction in the South Caucasus”: Status of Progress (Nino Malashkhia) - European Center of Forest Fires (ECFF):Joint work programme of ECFF and GFMC “Development of Guidelines for the Defense of Rural Populations, Settlements and other Assets Against Wildfires and Smoke Pollution” (Ioannis Mitsopoulos) - Global Observation of Forest and Land Cover Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD): Status of the Global Wildland Fire Early Warning System (Bill de Groot) - International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG): International cooperation in aerial fire fighting: Status of IFAWG (Richard Alder)

4 Towards preparation for the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference 2015

Brief introduction by the host country (Nam Songhee, Korean Forest Service, head of Korean delegation) and the International Liaison Committee (Dale Dague, chair).

Note: The first joint meeting of the Korean National Organizing Committee and the International Liaison Committee will be held on the following day (Monday 2 July 2012). Therefore both committees will provide only general information and will not yet provide details since these will be elaborated during the joint meeting next day. However, members of the Global Wildland Fire Network / Wildland Fire Advisory Group will be challenged to:

th - Suggest themes to be addressed by the 6 International Wildland Fire Conference, and - discuss steps to be taken within regions and by international organizations in preparation of the conference

Final Discussion

Monday, 02 July 2012

09:30-17:50 International Liaison Committee (ILC) meeting Participants take shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 09:24, arrival Airport Campus at 09:27. Meeting venue: Same location (Lecture Hall of Building No. 5).

First ILC preparatory meeting for the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference (Korea, 2015). Meeting co-chaired by U.S. Forest Service and Korea Forest Service.

09:30-12:30 Side Meeting: Round Table of Regional Wildland Fire Networks and Centers

Objective: Additional exchange of regional networks allowing exchange of experience in network building and developing informal and formal inter-regional cooperation (details not yet confirmed):

Meeting at GFMC with the following Regional Wildland Fire Networks and / or Regional Fire Monitoring Centers (Co-Chairs: B. Oyunsanaa, N. Nikolov, L. Steil):

- SE Europe / Caucasus (N. Nikolov) - East Europe (S. Zibtsev) - Eurasia (A. Eritsov) - Central Asia (B. Oyunsanaa) - South America (L. Steil) - SE Asia (Ainuddin Nuruddin) - Subsahara Africa (D. Asare) - Mediterranean (G. Xanthopoulos) - European Center for Forest Fires (EFCC) (I. Mitsopoulos)

Tuesday, 03 July 2012

09:30-17:00 International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG) meeting

Participants take shuttle train from Freiburg Main Station at 09:24, arrival Airport Campus at 09:27. Venue of Morning session: same location (Lecture Hall of Building No. 5). Venue of afternoon session: Building No.1 (Room Number 16, 3rd Floor).

Participants: IFAWG members (USA, Canada, Italy, Australia, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Chile, South Korea, GFMC [Secretariat]) and WFAG guests

5 Joint Meetings of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), International Liaison Committee (ILC) for the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference, and the International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG),

Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg, Germany, 29 June – 3 July 2012

Logistics

Venue

The meetings will be held at and around the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC). The meetings on Saturday / Sunday will be held in the Lecture Hall of Building No. 5 of Freiburg University Airport Campus, Freiburg. The ILC meeting on Monday 2 July and the IFAWG meeting on Tuesday 3 July 2012 will also be held in this lecture hall. The afternoon session of IFAWG will be held in Building No.1 (Room Number 16, 3rd Floor).

In order to locate the meeting venue please see the web page (or the map below. Buildings No. 5 and 1 are located opposite the local train station (green “H”). GFMC is located in buildings No. 11 and 12.

http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/intro/about3.html

Travel instructions to reach Freiburg University Airport Campus:

Directions via local train: The University Campus is located at the airport and can be reached by local train (approx. 3 minutes). The train departs every 30 minutes from Freiburg "Hauptbahnhof" (main station) from platforms 5 or 6 (please verify!) in direction "Breisach". Exit the train at the stop "Neue Messe / Universität". Building No. 5 and 1 are very close to the train stop (15 / 150 m). Recommended departure times: See agenda (above).

Download of the train schedule: http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/intro/bsb_schedule2012.pdf

Weather Forecast and Dress Code: According to the weather forecast of 26 June 2012 the mid-day temperatures will reach up to 30-31°C and relative humidity >90% during mid-day. Occasional rain showers possible during the weekend. There may be a temperature drop in the evenings – so please bring a sweater / pullover. The meeting venue is the same large room as in 2010, pleasant atmosphere but not air-conditioned. Thus let us meet in convenient, casual clothing – ties are not really needed, or can be disposed after opening on Day 1. Since most of you know each other we shall not follow tight dress code rules.

6 Directions by car (coming from the freeway "Autobahn")

Exit "Freiburg Mitte" and drive in direction city center. Take the third exit (at road sign "ADAC- Prüfzentrum") and turn left at the first traffic light, which leads into the "Berliner Allee". Now go straight until the road leads beneath a railway bridge. Turn left at first traffic light after passing beneath the railway bridge and enter the University Campus. Look for signs "Feuerökologie - 075" or "Global Fire Monitoring Center".

Arrival by air

Arriving at Frankfurt Airport: Please follow the sign “Long Distance Trains”. Tickets are easy to buy at the FRAirport railway station. There are new additional ticket counters as you will be passing through the “tube” towards the platforms (at arriving on your right hand side). Seat reservation in advance is not necessary when arriving on Thursday. In case of arriving Friday 29 June 2011, and for the return trip on Monday or Tuesday you may wish to buy a seat reservation. For the return trip this can be done at the Freiburg station, showing the return ticket purchased in FRAPort. Seat reservation costs: 4 Euro per trip.

2nd class return ticket fare: € 130, first class return ticket: € 210.

Download of train schedule: http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/intro/FRAAirport-FR-dec11-dec12.pdf

Note: Go to pages 1 and 2 of that schedule (pp. 3 and 4 are for the return from Freiburg to Frankfurt Airport). On the left side you will find the departure time from Frankfurt Airport train station. We recommend to use only the easiest train connections that are leaving every full hour + 54 minutes (arrival times are given at the right side of the schedule table). Please see main train connections in the following list:

06:54 (change of train in Mannheim, very easy, usually on the other side of the platform – arrival 08:59) 07:54 (directly to Freiburg, no change of train – arrival 10:00) 08:54 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 10:59) 09:54 (change of train in Karlsruhe – arrival 11:59) 10:54 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 12:59) 11:54 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 13:59) 12:54 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 14:59) 13:54 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 15:59) 14:54 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 16:59) 15:54 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 17:59) 16:54 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 18:59) 17:54 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 19:59) 18:54 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 20:59) 19:54 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 22:15) 20:54 (change of train in Mannheim – arrival 23:09) 21:54 (directly to Freiburg – arrival 00:20 after midnight)

Arriving Basel Airport: Please leave after baggage claim through the exit “FRANCE” (do not leave through the exit “SWITZERLAND”. Ask for the Airport bus to Freiburg. Download of Airport Bus schedule: http://www.freiburger-reisedienst.de/en/airportbus/timetable.php Bus arrival is at Freiburg Railway station – please proceed to the as described above.

Arriving Zurich Airport: There are train connections from Zurich Airport Railway Station to Freiburg (via Zurich Main Station and / or Basel) departing every full hour plus 4 and 43 minutes respectively. Average travel time is between 2 and 2.5 hours.

7 Accommodation

The GFMC has a contract with special rates in four hotels conveniently located close to Freiburg Central Railway Station (“Hauptbahnhof”). All participants (list provided in the ANNEX) have been booked in one of the four hotels (listed below) through the GFMC. The booking dates were made in accordance with the preliminary registration form which attendees have submitted, and by follow-up bilateral exchange of mails.

Internet access

All hotels provide free internet access in your rooms. On-site Campus a wireless internet access has been set up for the meeting rooms (Friday through Tuesday):

SSID: FIRE2012 Password: WFAG-82101

Local public transport

Hotels Minerva, Park Hotel Post and Victoria provide a cost-free tickets valid for all public transportation lines in Freiburg Region during the stay in the hotel. The ticket can be used for the very rapid S-Bahn shuttle connections between the "Hauptbahnhof" (main station) and the GFMC site (station "Neue Messe / Universität"), and for the ILC meeting on Monday to commute to the “House of Forest”. Please do not forget to ask for the free ticket!

Hotel Barbara does not provide the free ticket for local public transportation. We will purchase group tickets for those staying in Hotel Barbara for use starting Saturday morning.

General Hotel Information

Hotel Barbara (http://www.hotel-barbara.de/) is located in Poststrasse No. 4 (Tel. +49-761-296250, locally dial 296250 only; Fax +49-761-296250). Arriving at the Central Station by rail or by airport shuttle bus (from Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport) please go to main exit of the station (50 m from arrival point of the Airport Shuttle. Go straight ahead towards downtown, entering Eisenbahnstrasse for ca. 150 m and turn next street to the left where you will find Hotel Barbara. Free internet available in all rooms.

Hotel Minerva (http://www.minerva-freiburg.de/) is a similar Hotel located 50 m down from Hotel Barbara (see above) in Poststrasse No. 8 (Tel. +49-761-386490, locally dial 386490 only; Fax +49-761-3864944). Arriving at the Central Station by rail or by airport shuttle bus (from Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport) please go to main exit of the station (50 m from arrival point of the Airport Shuttle. Go straight ahead towards downtown, entering Eisenbahnstrasse for ca. 150 m and turn next street to the left where you will find Hotel Minerva. The hotel provides a cost-free ticket valid for all public transportation lines in Freiburg Region during the stay in the hotel. The ticket can be used for the very rapid S-Bahn shuttle connections between the "Hauptbahnhof" (main station) and the GFMC site (station "Neue Messe / Universität") (see above). Free wireless internet available in all rooms.

Park Hotel Post (http://www.park-hotel-post.de/) is located nearby, close to the corner between Eisenbahnstrasse and Poststrasse (Tel. +49-761-385480, locally dial 385480 only; Fax +49-761-31680). The hotel also provides a cost-free ticket valid for all public transportation lines in Freiburg Region during the stay in the hotel. The ticket can be used for the very rapid S-Bahn shuttle connections between the "Hauptbahnhof" (main station) and the GFMC site (station "Neue Messe / Universität") (see above). Free wireless internet available in all rooms.

Hotel Victoria (http://www.hotel-victoria.de/) is located opposite Park Hotel Post (Eisenbahnstr. 54, Tel. +49-761-207340, locally dial 207340 only; Fax +49-761-20734444). The hotel also provides a cost-free ticket valid for all public transportation lines in Freiburg Region during the stay in the hotel. The ticket can be used for the very rapid S-Bahn shuttle connections between the "Hauptbahnhof" (main station) and the GFMC site (station "Neue Messe / Universität") (see above). Free wireless internet available in all rooms.

8 Annex

Joint Meetings of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), International Liaison Committee (ILC) for the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference, and International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG) Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg, Germany 29 June – 3 July 2012

List of Participants

Participant Agency / Institution Contact Information Australia Gary Morgan Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre Tel: +61394129603 Chief Executive Officer Level 5, 340 Albert Street Fax: +613 9416 3717 East Melbourne 3002, Victoria e-mail: [email protected] Richard Alder National Aerial Firefighting Centre Tel: +61-3-94919 2388 General Manager Level 5, 340 Albert Street Fax: +61-407-725337 East Melbourne 3002, Victoria Cell: +61-3-949192389 e-mail: [email protected] Austria Harald Vacik Institute of Silviculture, Department of Forest Tel: +43-1-47654-4052 Professor and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Fax: +43-1-47654-4092 Resources and Life Sciences e-mail: [email protected] Peter Jordanstr. 82, A-1190 Vienna Brazil Larah Steil Interagency Department of Brazilian National Tel: +55-61-33161857 Deputy Head and Center for Wildfire Prevention and Combat – +55-61-81894009 Coordinator Prevfogo / Brazilian Institute for Environment Fax: +55-61-3316-1075 and Renewable Resources – IBAMA, SCEN e-mail: [email protected] Trecho 2 - Ed. Sede – Cx Postal nº 09566, CEP 70818-900, Brasília-DF Canada Bill de Groot NAFC - Fire Management Working Group Tel: +1-705-541-5538 Senior Scientist Canadian Forest Service Fax: +1-705-541-5700 1219 Queen St. East Cell: +1-705-206-3249 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2E5 e-mail: [email protected] Kim Connors The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Tel: +1-204-784-2038 Director (CIFFC) Inc., 210-301 Weston Street Fax: +1-204-956-2398 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3H4 e-mail: [email protected] Chile Patricio I. Sanhueza Forest Fire Operations Department Tel: +56-2-663-0180 / +56-2-663-0183 Chief Corporacion Nacional Forestal - CONAF Fax: +56-2-663-0348 Paseo Bulnes 285 Of. 201, Santiago e-mail: [email protected] Ghana David Asare Regional Subsahara Wildland Fire Network Tel: +233-51-28525 Focal Point (AfriFireNet), Resource Management Support Cell: +233-241238760 Centre, Forestry Commission, Box 1457, e-mail: [email protected] Kumasi Greece Gavriil Xanthopoulos Hellenic Agricultural Organization "Demeter" Tel: +30-210-7793142 Researcher Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems Fax: +30-210-7784602 and Forest Products Technology, Terma e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Alkmanos, Ilisia, 11528, Athens Ioannis Mitsopoulos European Center of Forest Fires Tel: +49-761-808011 Senior Scientist 9 Iroon Polytechniou Fax: +49-761-808012 15780, Zografou Campus, and GFMC e-mail: [email protected] Milt Statheropoulos European Center of Forest Fires Tel: +30-210-7723-707 Director 9 Iroon Polytechniou Fax: +30-210-7723-188 15780, Zografou Campus e-mail: [email protected] Kostandinos Baltas National Technical University of Athens Tel: +30-210-7723-109 Professor 9 Iroon Polytechniou, Fax: +30-210-7723-188 15780 Zografou Campus, Athens

9 Indonesia A. Kurnia Rauf Ministry of Forestry, Republic of Indonesia, Tel: +62-21-5734348 Director of Forest Fire Gedung Manggala Wanabhakti, Blok VII Lt. Fax: +62-21-5704618 Control 13, Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto, Jakarta e-mail: [email protected] Bambang Hero Saharjo Regional Southeast Asia Wildland Fires Tel: +62-251-862-1677 Professor and Dean Network / Faculty of Forestry/Head of Forest Fax: +62-251-862-1256 Fire Laboratory, Bogor Agricultural University e-mail: [email protected] (IPB), Bogor 16680, West Java Italy Giulio Fini INAER Tel: +39-3476535352 Safety Manager Via Mario Mameli bld 131 Fax: +39 6798915377 00043 Ciampino Airport, Rome e-mail: [email protected] Macedonia FYR Nikola Nikolov Regional SE Europe / Caucasus Fire Tel: +389-70-335-795 Professor Monitoring Center Fax: +389-3175-022 Faculty of Forestry in Skopje e-mail: [email protected] Bul. Aleksandar Makedonski bb, 1 000 Skopje

Malaysia Ahmad Ainuddin Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Tel: +60-38-947-1881 Nuruddin Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Fax: +60-38-947-1896 Professor Serdang, 43400, Selangor DE e-mail: [email protected] Mongolia Oyunsanaa Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) Tel: +49-761-203-8476 Byambasuren c/o Freiburg University / United Nations Fax: +49-761-808012 Deputy Director University (UNU), Georges-Koehler-Allee 75 e-mail: [email protected] 79110 Freiburg, Germany, and Regional freiburg.de Central Asia Fire Monitoring Center New Zealand Murray Dudfield New Zealand National Rural Fire Authority Tel: +64-21-662133 National Rural Fire PO Box 2133 Fax: +64-4-4963700 Officer Wellington e-mail: [email protected] Russian Federation Andrey Eritsov Forest Fire Management Programs, All Tel: +7-495-993-3289 Senior Teacher Russian Institute of Continuous Education in Fax: +7-495-993-8909 Forestry, 141200, Institutskaya Street 17 e-mail: [email protected] Pushkino, Moscow Region South Africa Val Charlton FFA Non Profit Company Tel: +27-82-3789056 Managing Director Winter House, Kirstenbosch Botanical Fax: +27-86-5141486 Gardens, Rhodes Drive, Newlands e-mail: [email protected] Western Cape 7700 Johan Heine FFA Group of Companies Tel: +27-13-741-6400 Managing Director Nr. 1 Club Street, Nelspruit Airfield Fax: +27-13-741-6418 Nelspruit, Mpumalanga e-mail: [email protected] Johannes Nell The Commercial Aviation Association of Tel: +27-11-659-2345 CAASA President Southern Africa Fax: +27-11-701-2536 P O Box 658, Lanseria, Gauteng e-mail: [email protected] Reinier van Zyl AOL, 24 MurrayPark, 269 Gloudina Avenue Tel: +27-12-8038553 Aviation Consultant Murrayfield X1, Pretoria 0184 e-mail: [email protected] South Korea Byungdoo Lee Korea Forest Research Institute Tel: +82-2-961-2687 Researcher 57, Hoegiro, Dongdaemun-gu Fax: +82-2-961-2699 Seoul, 130-712 e-mail: [email protected] Kihyun Kim Forest Fire Prevention and Control Division Tel: +82-42-481-4251 Deputy Director Forest Protection Bureau, Korea Forest Fax: +82-42-481-4235 Service, Government Complex-Daejeon e-mail: [email protected] Bldg.1, 189 Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon

Hyo-Tae Hwang International Cooperation Division Tel: +82-42-481-4176 Director International Affairs Bureau, Korea Forest Fax: +82-42-481-8884 Service, Government Complex-Daejeon e-mail: [email protected] Bldg.1, 189 Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon Kyongha Kim Forest Disaster Management Tel: +82-2-961-2681 Director Korea Forest Research Institute Fax: +82-2-961-2699 57, Hoegiro, Dongdaemun-gu e-mail: [email protected] Seoul, 130-712 Song Hee Nam Forest Fire Prevention and Control Division Tel: +82-42-481-4250 Director Forest Protection Bureau, Korea Forest Fax: +82-42-481-4235 Service, Government Complex-Daejeon e-mail: [email protected] Bldg.1, 89 Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon Young Hee Lee Forest Fire Prevention and Control Division Tel: +82-42-481-4127 Staff Forest Protection Bureau, Korea Forest Fax: +82-42-481-4235 Service, Government Complex-Daejeon e-mail: [email protected] Bldg.1, 189 Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon Spain Elena Hernández Spanish Forest Fire Service Tel: +34-91-749-3953 Paredes C/ RIOS Rosas 24, 7ª Planta Fax: +34-91-365-8379 Section Manager 28003 Madrid e-mail: [email protected] Juan Carlos Clerencia 43rd Group AFU Tel: +34-62-0004250 Squadron Commander Spanish Air Force Fax: +34-91-6274746 Torrejón AFB, Carretera NII, Km 22,5 e-mail: [email protected] Turkey Ertugrul Bilgili Department of Forest Entomology and Tel: +90-536-765-3988 Professor Protection, Faculty of Forestry, Karadeniz Fax: +90-462-325-7499 Teknik Üniversitesi, 61080, Trabzon e-mail: [email protected] Ibrahim Ciftci General Directorate of Forestry, Orman Genel Tel: +90-505-502-3757 Deputy Director General Müdürlügü, Genel Müdür Yardımcısı, 06560 Fax: +90 312 296 4171 Gazi / Ankara e-mail: [email protected] Ukraine Sergiy Zibtsev Institute of Forestry and Landscape-Park Tel: +38-67-261-1682 Associate Professor, Management (IFLPM), National University of Fax: +38-44-527-8282 Head of International Life and Environmental Sciences in Ukraine e-mail: [email protected] Programs (NUBIP of Ukraine), 15, Geroiv Oborony [email protected] Street, Kiev, 03041 United Kingdom Dieter Schwela University of York, Environment Department Tel: +44 1904-432-916 Senior Research Stockholm Environment Institute, Grimston Fax: +44-1904-432-898 Associate House, Heslington, York YO10 5DD e-mail: [email protected] Mark Jones Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service Tel: +44-7803-958-688 Chief Fire Officer Brigade Headquarters, Stocklake, Aylesbury Fax: +44-1296-744-418 Bucks HP20 1BD e-mail: [email protected] USA Tom Harbour Fire and Aviation Management Tel: +1-202-205-0808 Director U.S. Forest Service Fax: +1-202-205-1401 Sidney R. Yates Federal Building e-mail: [email protected] 201 14th Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 Dale K. Dague Disaster Operations and International Fire Tel: +1-202-205-1500 Branch Chief U.S. Forest Service Fax: +1-202-205-1272 Sidney R. Yates Federal Building e-mail: [email protected] 201 14th Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 Denny Truesdale US Forest Service, retired Tel: +1-703-470-6727 Advisor 220 N Liberty St e-mail: [email protected] Arlington, Virginia, 22203

International Organizations Demetrio Innocenti United Nations International Strategy for Tel: +32-22-902-587 Programme Officer Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Regional Office Fax: +32-22-904-950 for Europe, UN House, 14 Rue Montoyer, e-mail: [email protected] 1000, Brussels, Belgium Anja A. Hoffmann GOFC-GOLD Fire Regional Network Tel: 07261-7284770 Coordinatior Coordination, Uhlandstr.15, 74889 Sinsheim, e-mail: [email protected] Germany John James Leigh International Tropical Timber Organization Tel: +81-45 223-1110 Conservation Officer (ITTO), International Organizations Center – Fax: +81-45 223-1111 5F, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1, Minato-Mirai, e-mail: [email protected] Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, Japan Nino Malashkhia Office of Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Tel: +43-1-514-36-6175 Environmental Affairs Environmental Activities, OSCE Secretariat, Fax: +43-1-514-36-6996 Officer Wallnerstrasse 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria e-mail: [email protected] Pieter van Lierop FAO-Forestry Department Tel: +39-06-5705-4392 Forest Fire Via delle Terme di Caracalla Fax: +39-06-5705- Management Officer I-00100 Rome, Italy e-mail: [email protected] Host / Secretariat of Joint Meetings Johann G. Goldammer Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) Tel: +49-761-808011 Director c/o Freiburg University / United Nations Fax: +49-761-808012 University (UNU), Georges-Koehler-Allee 75 e-mail: [email protected] 79110 Freiburg, Germany freiburg.de Oyunsanaa GFMC Tel: +49-761-203-8476 Byambasuren e-mail: [email protected] Deputy Director freiburg.de Peter Sheldon GFMC Tel: +49-761-203-8475 Fire Management e-mail: [email protected] Officer Katharina Goldammer GFMC Tel: +49-761-203-8473 Technical Assistant e-mail: [email protected] Ari Farid GFMC Tel: +49-761-203-8473 Technical Assistant e-mail: [email protected] Martin Kong GFMC Tel: +49-761-203-8473 Technical Assistant e-mail: [email protected]