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This executive summary outlines a strategy for Colorado to develop a mass timber industry using small-diameter trees from wildfire mitigation to address rural economic challenges, housing shortages, and construction-sector carbon emissions.

This fact sheet by the International Institute for Sustainable Development describes the economic impact and growth potential of the natural infrastructure sector in the Canadian Prairies, with a specific focus on Saskatchewan. It defines natural infrastructure as a method of planning and working with nature to meet needs such as wastewater treatment, flood protection, and drinking water supply.

This policy brief by the World Resources Institute examines the impact of high-severity wildfires on forest carbon sequestration in the United States. It argues that historical fire suppression and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop of severe fires that release stored carbon and permanently damage the ability of forests to recover. The document advocates for scaled-up 'fuel load treatments,' the development of markets for thinned biomass, and federal policy reforms to protect the land carbon sink and support rural communities.

This case study examines the impact of recurrent wildfires on the seasonally dry tropical forests of the Chiquitania region in Bolivia between 2000 and 2012, identifying a transition toward a more fire-adapted state characterized by a shift in species composition.

This report by the World Resources Institute provides an overview of the forests in the southern United States, detailing their ecological value, historical decline, and the projected drivers of change affecting their future. It emphasizes the role of private landowners, who own approximately 87 percent of the forest acreage, and explores various market-based and fiscal incentives to encourage sustainable management and conservation.

This working paper presents a climate risk assessment framework using remote sensing and climate projections to evaluate wildfire risks for financial institutions, specifically focusing on the agricultural sector in Yunnan Province.