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Feds take initial step to counter 40-year decline in Canadian wildfire research

Mark Lowey
January 8, 2020

New federal funding aimed at increasing Canada's resilience to wildfire comes after a steep, 40-year decline in wildfire science and research. With hundreds of forest communities at risk from wildfire, the funding is encouraging but will need to be increased and sustained to make a difference, forest experts say.

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Organizations:	B. J. Stocks Wildfire Investigations Ltd., Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, Canadian Forest Service, Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science, Government of Canada, Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Natural Resources Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Northern Forestry Centre, Queen’s University, University of Alberta, and University of British Columbia
People:	Brian Stocks, Edward Struzik, Lori Daniels, Mike Flannigan, and Mike Norton
Topics:	2016 Fort McMurray fire, Blueprint for Wildland Fire Science in Canada, Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System, Canadian Wildfire Strategy, Climate Change, federal funding, Filman Firestorm Report, FireSmart program, Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape our Future, Government Funding, national wildfire research agenda, University Research, wildfire research, and wildfire science

Feds take initial step to counter 40-year decline in Canadian wildfire research

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