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Table 2 Barriers and investments advanced by different framings

From: New types of investments needed to address barriers to scaling up wildfire risk mitigation

Framing

Barriers

Investments/solutions

The Usual Suspectsa

Lack of capacity/funding

Increase resources for fuel treatment

Develop mechanisms to share resources

Procedural delays

Streamline NEPA/policy requirements

Limit public engagement

Delays due to litigation

Limit litigation

Lack of shared understanding

Educate the public

Agency-Agency Partnershipsb

Different agency missions make it difficult to scale up to landscape-level

Increase agency capacity to partner and negotiate across agency differences to design and implement cross-boundary projects

Promote relevant skills through position descriptions, training, and evaluation

Lack of capacity to partner

Turnover compromises relationships

Rethink career ladders and promotion systems

Engaging the Publicb

Lack of meaningful public engagement

Invest in forums for deliberation, including pre-NEPA collaboration and NEPA public engagement to build shared understandings and public support, and reduce risk of litigation

Promote relevant skills through position descriptions, training, and evaluation

Lack of capacity to engage public

Turnover compromises relationships

Rethink career ladders and promotion systems

  1. aMost of The Usual Suspects solutions require action on the part of Congress and other external actors
  2. bNote the similarities in Agency-Agency Partnerships and Engaging the Public solutions, most of which could be accomplished through internal changes to agency structure and culture that emphasize public engagement, partnerships, and collaboration