Policymakers Must Get Serious About Adaptation—Not Just Prevention—in Fire-Risk Areas
Commentary Once again, dried out forests, brush, and timber are bursting into flames in regions across Canada, devastating areas including in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, and causing a distressing amount of harm to people, property, livelihoods, and cherished environments, both natural and man-made. Unfortunately, Canada is also enmeshed in another destructive cycle of policy argumentation [...]
TL;DR
- Canada is experiencing widespread wildfires, impacting people, property, and environments.
- Policy debates are ongoing regarding wildfire risk management.
- A proposed solution involves more aggressive use of controlled burns.
- The area treated with prescribed burning in Canada has drastically decreased since 1990.