Lindon Pronto holds a M.Sc. in Environmental Governance from the University of Freiburg, Germany. Lindon offers over 20 years of experience and expertise in wildfire management with employment, research, capacity building, training, and remote support to/in over 30 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Lindon has years of operational experience as a federal wildland firefighter in California. In addition to working in many European projects, he has been commissioned by government agencies, NGOs, international organizations, and consulting firms, serves on national and international expert panels, and has provided thematic expertise to the European Commission, European Parliament, government agencies, and the private sector. As a subject matter expert with extensive communication experience, he has contributed to over 200 international print, radio and television publications and broadcasts and is an Associate Editor at Wildfire Magazine. Lindon has been a Senior Wildfire Management Expert at the European Forest Institute since 2020.