Strategic bushfire risk The landscape covers two shires, East Gippsland and Wellington, and parts of the shires in alpine management aims to achieve a areas. It comprises 3.3million hectares, around 70% of which is public land, mostly continuous balance between the two core forest. objectives of reducing bushfire risk Although covering 14.5% of the state, the landscape contains only 1.7% of the population. to life, communities, the economy More than 32,000 people live in communities of and the environment, while fewer than 500 in rural, coastal and remote areas, often adjacent to forested public land. maintaining resilient ecosystems. Victoria is one of the most fire-prone areas in the world. In past decades, we have seen the disastrous Teams from the Department of Environment, Land, Water effects that bushfires can have on communities on — and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria (PV) have been people, properties, infrastructure, the economy and working with stakeholders to develop a risk-based the environment. approach to bushfire management in the landscape. This allows DELWP, PV and other agencies responsible for Climate change projections indicate that Victoria is bushfire management to focus on the most effective ways likely to have up to 70% more Extreme and Code Red of reducing bushfire risk. days by 2050. Climate change is also likely to alter habitats for plants and animals. The framework Alpine and Greater Gippsland is one of Victoria’s seven risk landscapes, which are operational areas The risk planning process provides an adaptive and largely defined by the way bushfires start and spread sustainable framework for PV, key stakeholders within a region. and communities to work together to minimise bushfire risk. It comprises four key stages:
Strategic bushfire risk management aims to achieve a balance between the two core objectives of reducing bushfire risk to life, communities, the economy and the environment, while maintaining resilient ecosystems. Victoria is one of the most fire-prone areas in the world. In past decades, we have seen the disastrous effects that bushfires can have on communities — on people, properties, infrastructure, the economy and the environment. Climate change projections indicate that Victoria is likely to have up to 70% more Extreme and Code Red days by 2050. Climate change is also likely to alter habitats for plants and animals. Alpine and Greater Gippsland is one of Victoria’s seven risk landscapes, which are operational areas largely defined by the way bushfires start and spread within a region. The landscape covers two shires, East Gippsland and Wellington, and parts of the shires in alpine areas. It comprises 3.3million hectares, around 70% of which is public land, mostly continuous forest. Although covering 14.5% of the state, the landscape contains only 1.7% of the population. More than 32,000 people live in communities of fewer than 500 in rural, coastal and remote areas, often adjacent to forested public land. Teams from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria (PV) have been working with stakeholders to develop a risk-based approach to bushfire management in the landscape. This allows DELWP, PV and other agencies responsible for bushfire management to focus on the most effective ways of reducing bushfire risk. The framework The risk planning process provides an adaptive and sustainable framework for PV, key stakeholders and communities to work together to minimise bushfire risk. It comprises four key stages:
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