Overview

• At the June 17 summit in Kananaskis, G7 leaders and five non-G7 invitees from Australia, India, Mexico, South Korea and South Africa signed the charter.
• The agreement commits signatories to coordinated wildfire prevention, cross-border research collaboration and rebuilding efforts for affected communities.
• It includes pledges on sustainable forest management, Indigenous land stewardship techniques such as controlled burns and enhanced access to firefighting equipment.
• Climate experts and advocacy groups criticized the charter’s omission of climate change, which scientists say drives longer, more intense wildfire seasons.
• Canada is fighting one of its worst fire seasons on record, with thousands evacuated and vast areas scorched by blazes.