This issue contains an editorial and 5 articles on fire as a major factor affecting the productivity, structure and conservation value of tropical forests: Fire in tropical forests (an overview of fire management issues and options in tropical forests; pp. 3-7; 13 ref.); Tropical forest fire in the Amazon (associated with the clearing of forests; pp. 8-9; 13 ref.); Fire in Southeast Asia (a significant land management issue; pp. 10-12; 9 ref.); Forest fire in tropical West Africa (fires in the rural landscape reach into the dense forests in the region; pp. 13-14; 1 ref.); and ITTO's guidelines on tropical forest fire management (including social, economic and environmental factors relating to tropical forest fire).
