# The Kananaskis Wildfire Charter: a good start

**Authors:** Kapil Yadav, Abigail Croker, Adriana Ford, William Hayes, Yiannis Kountouris, James Millington, Jayalaxshmi Mistry, Monika Moreu Vicente, Ol Perkins, Kate Schreckenberg, Cathy Smith, Maximilian Stiefel, Michel Valette

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70040-y · 2026-03-17

## TL;DR

The Kananaskis Wildfire Charter is a significant step in managing extreme wildfires through inclusive and ecological approaches.

## Contribution

It introduces a framework for integrated fire management that emphasizes Indigenous and local stewardship.

## Key findings

- The Charter addresses complex wildfire drivers through collaborative governance.
- Supporting Indigenous stewardship is key to equitable and effective wildfire management.
- Integrated fire management is essential for ecological resilience.

## Abstract

The Kananaskis Wildfire Charter marks an important step toward addressing increasingly extreme wildfires. Attending to complex drivers, supporting Indigenous and local fire stewardship, and shifting toward integrated fire management will help ensure equitable, effective, and ecologically grounded governance and management.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Fire (MESH:D000092422)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC13003139