This pre-project derives from the ongoing work on forest fires
by IUCN The World Conservation Union and WWF The Worldwide Fund
for Nature. The development objective was to eliminate the harmful environmental,
social and economic impact of forest fires in ITTO member countries. Specifically,
the pre-project aimed at developing a complete project proposal document actively
supported by one or two ITTO producer country governments from each of the following
regions: Asia Pacific, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.