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 |