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For politicians, government agencies, local authorities and business

Investing in forest stewards is investing in clean air

The evidence suggests community forests are an existing fire-management mechanism. Steady support may be better value than emergency responses every haze season.

1Allocate budgets directly to community forests with fire-management plans
2Pair burning bans with income alternatives
3Use spatial data to prioritise high-risk areas

What you can do

Before fire seasonSee high-risk districtsUse the map to find community forests near hotspot clustersOpen the map
Budget planningUse the policy briefA 4-page brief with recommendations and sourced figuresDownload
Private sectorSupport community forestsCo-funding and measurable CSR projectsContact the team
All yearCheck the sourcesEvery figure in this story can be traced to its sourceSee sources

Documents for decision-makers

Policy brief: community forests, wildfire and PM2.5PDF · 4 pages · 2.4 MBView in downloads
Slide deck for meetingsPPTX · 12 slidesView in downloads
District table of hotspots and community forestsCSV / XLSXIn preparation

Have data, a story, or want to collaborate?

Communities, agencies and private-sector partners who want to support community forests, or who hold data that could help fill the gaps in this story, can contact the Wyss Academy team directly.

hub.sea@wyssacademy.org

The evidence is ready. The next step is ours.

Investing in forest stewards is investing in clean air

Key messages

What you can do

Documents for decision-makers

Have data, a story, or want to collaborate?

The evidence is ready. The next step is ours.

Investing in forest stewards is investing in clean air

Key messages

What you can do

Documents for decision-makers

Have data, a story, or want to collaborate?