Although wildfires are a natural occurrence within some forest ecosystems, the latest data on global trends in forest fire activity over the past two decades shows forest fires are getting worse. As such, it is more important than ever to understand where fires occur so more effective responses can be developed.

Global Forest Watch (GFW) provides annual data on tree cover loss from fires through 2023, as well as near-real-time fire alerts, so users can both assess historical trends and take action to put out and prevent fires. Our data helps users better understand where fires are taking place and what is driving them to help inform future policy.

Please join us for a webinar about the fire data on GFW and potential use cases for the data on September 26 at 8:00 AM ET. 

This webinar will feature use cases from three guest speakers who use fire alerts in their work, as well as a short overview of how users can access fire data on the GFW platform and use it to identify areas damaged by fires so they can respond to ongoing fires, develop effective fire management strategies, and target restoration efforts to make landscapes more resilient to future fires. 

Simultaneous interpretation for the webinar will be provided in Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia. 

Cover photo by Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy.