The Conference aims to involve scientists, researchers and policy makers whose activities are focused on different aspects of fires and their impacts.

The main objectives of the Conference are to:

• Advance knowledge on interactions, relationships, feedbacks, and cascading effects of fire on environment and society
• Encourage discussion and sharing on fire modelling and monitoring, adaptation and mitigation strategies, and sustainable management
• Foster constructive and interdisciplinary dialogue between scientists, stakeholders, and policy makers
• Promote international cooperation.