5.2 Building collective action Finally, because wildfires disproportionately impact vulnerable high-risk communities worldwide,90,91,92 it is important to consider how to deliver wildfire resilience fairly. Doing so requires embedding participation across socioeconomic groups in every stage of implementation to protect livelihoods and achieve recovery outcomes. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)93 supports countries in building integrated fire management systems that elevate local and Indigenous stewardship, emphasizing community-based monitoring, early-warning capacity and livelihood co-benefits. Drawing on the FAO’s experience with integrated and community-based fire management, delivering wildfire resilience effectively means embedding participation, representation and livelihood outcomes into every stage of design and delivery, so that prevention reduces risk and strengthens welfare. The FAO stresses integrated approaches that engage diverse stakeholders and elevate traditional and Indigenous knowledge, including community monitoring, early warning and locally grounded risk reduction practices. This approach helps direct investments to those most at risk while strengthening social stability and long-term economic resilience. The 2025 G7 Kananaskis Wildfire Charter launched a new era of global cooperation on prevention and recovery, while the Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience, adopted by 49 countries at COP30 (30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties), embeds prevention, Indigenous leadership and cross-sector investment into national wildfire strategies.94,95 To advance this agenda, the GWLN, under the Forum’s Forest Future Alliance (previously 1t.org), brings together leaders across business, the public sector, civil society and philanthropy to catalyse investment and scale systemic solutions for wildfire resilience. Working across the four investment pathways outlined in this paper, GWLN mobilizes collaboration and directs capital towards a more wildfire-resilient future. The global roadmap outlined here illustrates how GWLN and its partner network will turn this vision into practice for a more resilient future. From Wildfire Risk to Resilience: The Investment Case for Action 26

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