Impact of fire investment plan
Research, development and extension priorities to minimise the impacts of fire on Australia’s commercial forest estate, 2020. In Australia, where forest fires are ubiquitous, sustainably minimizing the value loss through forest fire management, in hardwood and softwood commercial forests, is essential. This strategic investment plan, to minimising these losses, has been developed cognizant of the increasing forest fire risk particularly with increases in extreme fire weather resulting from Climate Change and the need to maintain the social licence to operate, particularly near urban environments.