| Date | June 27, 2024 |
| Time | 6pm CEST |
| Register in advance: | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QE6kti9tRX-ikqd88XBpbw |
Webinar in Spanish with subtitles in English.
Speakers:
Andrés Bosch, Fire Management National Service (Argentina) and Ariel Amthauer, National Parks Administration (Argentina)
Andrés Bosch is a leading professional in the field of fire management and environmental protection in Argentina. Currently, he holds the position of regional coordinator of the National Fire Management Service (Undersecretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development) where he plays a crucial role in the planning and executing strategies for the prevention and management of wildfires in Argentina. Likewise, since 2004, he has been part of the Villa de las Rosas fire station in Córdoba, where he currently works as chief of the Active Corps. Bosch has worked in several countries, where it has provided training and actively participated in fighting forest fires, sharing its knowledge and learning from the most advanced international practices.
Ariel Amthauer is a park ranger for the National Parks Administration (APN, Argentina) where he has worked since 1995. He holds a degree in Occupational Safety and Hygiene. During his professional career in the APN he worked as a Fire Brigade Member, Brigade Chief and Chief of Operations at the Nahuel Huapi National Park; as a park ranger at the Training Center in Protected Areas (Embalse – Cordoba); at the National Park Los Alerces and in the National Park Los Glaciares where he was in charge of the mountain rescue group in the El Chaltén area. Between 2020 and 2022 he was the Patagonia Regional Coordinator of the National Fire Management Service. Since May 2022 he has been the Director of the Fire and Emergency Directorate of the APN.
Please register in advance:
The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF), the Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) and the Pau Costa Foundation (PCF) organize the “Partner Webinar Series”, a series of webinars to bring together diverse voices from the global wildland fire community.
