一项800万美元的新方案培训消防从业人员,利用土著知识促进加拿大各地的控制烧伤和减少野火风险。 A new $8 million program trains fire practitioners using Indigenous knowledge to boost controlled burns and reduce wildfire risks across Canada.

由UBC Okanagan和Weston家庭基金会发起的一个新的800万美元规定的消防培训方案旨在扩大加拿大各地对控制烧伤的使用,以减少野火风险和恢复生态系统。 A new $8 million prescribed fire training program, launched by UBC Okanagan and the Weston Family Foundation, aims to expand the use of controlled burns across Canada to reduce wildfire risks and restore ecosystems. 该倡议设立了五个区域中心,通过提供将土著消防管理纳入其中的标准化区域针对性教育,解决训练有素的从业人员短缺的问题。 Establishing five regional hubs, the initiative addresses a shortage of trained practitioners by offering standardized, regionally tailored education that integrates Indigenous fire stewardship. 该方案以生态健康和社区安全为重点,支持在气候变化日益加剧的野火威胁下积极主动地进行火灾管理。 Focused on ecological health and community safety, the program supports proactive fire management amid worsening wildfire threats from climate change.