Both private and public sector need to understand different threats including ecoterrorism.

1. What is Eco
Terrorism?
Paul Young, CPA, CGA
September 11, 2020

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA (1996)
• Financial Solutions (FOPM/FPM)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Advance Technology and Market
Entry
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Business Strategy and
Restructuring
• Academia – Advance Accounting,
Advance Finance, Internal Audit, Advance
Information Systems and Public Finance

3. Disclaimer
• This presentation looks at Eco Terrorism
• Eco Terrorism is growing in terms of risk. All level of government need to
look at the issues including water management, land management, forest
management and building codes
• More radical environmentalists are trying to hijack the government
agenda when it comes to environment.
• Many forest fires have been link to people setting them as part creating
disruption within government
• CO2 is the cop put, why? It is easy to blame CO2 on natural disaster vs
the real issue which is urban planning.
• All level of governments are failing to do proper risk management plans in
terms of mitigating impact of disasters.

4. Agenda
• History
• Terrorism Cost
• What is Eco Terrorism?
• Trudeau and Climate Change
• The cost of eco terrorism
• Top risks for business / 2020
• BC Forest Fires
• What can be done?
• Forest Fires and Arson
• Forest Management / Policies
• Flood Management
• Australia Wild Fires
• California Fires
• Cuts to the environment
• Top Geo-Political Risks

5. History

6. Cost of Terrorism
• Terrorism costs the EU $180B -
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/the-financial-cost-of-
terrorism-in-europe/
• Insurance Industry and Premiums “Despite the huge losses related to
the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the insurance industry is getting back on its
feet. Higher premiums and strong demand for new policies are
helping. But with terrorism coverage still not available for potential
multi-billion-dollar losses — the insurance, banking, and real estate
industries are lobbying Congress heavily to get the federal
government to step in as insurer of last resort. Critics say the move
amounts to a bailout for an industry that’s already recovered nicely on
its own. ” – Source - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/the-
financial-cost-of-terrorism-in-europe/

7. Top Risk areas for Business 2020
Source - Proviti

8. Eco-Terrorism
Source - https://www.economist.com/the-world-if/2020/07/04/what-if-climate-activists-turn-to-terrorism or
https://www.fpri.org/article/2020/07/rising-tides-of-terrorism/

9. Eco Terrorism

10. Trudeau blames disaster on CO2
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/01/was-there-global-warming-in-the-1880s-
because-25-hurricanes-hit-the-usa-in-that-
decade.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bl
ogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29
1. Today’s there are more people living close to ocean -
https://coast.noaa.gov/states/fast-facts/economics-and-demographics.html (over
124M)
2. Climate Change / Environmental - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-
are-the-issues-facing-the-environment
3. 1880s also meant there were no barriers and/or early warning systems like there are
today.
4. City planners need to take some of the blame for their actions. Houston is good
example of poor urban planning - https://coast.noaa.gov/states/fast-
facts/economics-and-demographics.html or
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/31/real-villains-harvey-
flood-urban-sprawl
The cop out has been climate change as it is an easy deflection from systemic issues facing
urban planners.
Trudeau blames flood
on Climate Change

11. Summary / Threats
• Many groups go into hiding when they are either defeated or
stand no chance to win
• BAATH Party went into hiding after the second invasion
• Taliban Party went into hiding and now is taken part in attacks on
Afghanistan
• Many groups have cells. It takes money and time to monitor these cells
either within a country or globally
• It is difficult to de-radicalised people as they follow the scripts send by
their leaders
• Many groups have said they will attack people as they sleep

12. What is Eco Terrorism?
destruction, or the threat of destruction, of the environment by
states, groups, or individuals in order to intimidate or to coerce
governments or civilians. The term also has been applied to a
variety of crimes committed against companies or government
agencies and intended to prevent or to interfere with activities
allegedly harmful to the environment.
Source - https://www.britannica.com/topic/ecoterrorism

13. Terrorism Cost
Source - http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/09/01/the-green-radicals-are-coming-environmental-extremism/ or
http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Global-Terrorism-Index-2016.2.pdf or
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/the-financial-cost-of-terrorism-in-europe/

14. Forest Management/Forest Fire Fighting
• The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) provides
operational wildland fire-control services, as well as management and
information services to its Member Agencies. In addition to
coordinating services for all of the provinces, territories and the federal
fire management agencies, CIFFC often coordinates the sharing of
resources with the United States and other countries.
• Funding - Funding for the Centre is as unique as its management systems.
The Federal government contributes one-third of the Centre's operating
costs. The remaining two-thirds is funded by the provinces and territories on
the basis of their inventoried productive forest land. British Columbia, for
example, with large tracts of forest, pays 17% of the two-thirds while Prince
Edward Island pays only 0.1%.
• Provinces have to make requests for help. Availability of resources can be
based on current fire situation in each province.
•

15. Ontario / McGuinty
Source - http://www.torontosun.com/2013/12/17/liberals-latest-disaster-in-works-leaves-northern-ontario-vulnerable
The latest disaster in the works is a plan to cut Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)
fire services to Kirkland Lake — a plan that will leave an area the size of France
without fire protection, says Kirkland Lake Mayor Bill Enouy.
“We have no protection in Timiskaming right now because they tell us they’re
protecting us from Cochrane or Timmins, which are 145 km away,” he told me.
Kirkland Lake was hard hit by forest fires in 2012. Without the MNR firefighters, those
infernos would have been even more devastating.
“During those big fires there were small fires that started south of us. If left unattended,
they would have surrounded the community,” Enouy said.
He’s worried that cutbacks to MNR will have an economic impact on the area.
Provincial parks and other services have already been cut.
Toronto Sun – December 17, 2013

16. Fort McMurray Fire
Source - http://globalnews.ca/news/3514190/province-to-release-2-reports-on-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-response-thursday-night/
A report into the Fort McMurray wildfire cites critical communications
breakdowns as the fire swept into the municipality and forced thousands to
flee. (Read the reports below).
Independent consultants that produced the report for the province noted that
in the early days of the fire in May 2016, the two crews battling the blazes
were operating through different command centers.
Communication broke down when one crew chief realized the fire would
enter Fort McMurray, but failed to inform crews in the Regional Municipality
of Wood Buffalo.

17. BC Government Forest Management
Source - https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC%20Office/2010/12/CCPA_BTN_forest_service_web.pdf

18. 2017 Fire Season
• https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/04/17/warm-dry-conditions-could-mean-more-forest-fires-this-summer-meteorologists-say.html
“If the forecast’s right that it’s a warmer than normal summer, we’ll probably
have more fires,” says Mike Flannigan, a meteorologist and professor in the
University of Alberta’s renewable resources department.
Flannigan says there are about 7,000 forest fires a year in Canada on average. But
that number can vary dramatically depending on the weather. Warm
temperatures mean a longer fire season, and more susceptible conditions.
• Climate Change people will say its all to do with global warming. FYI – There is no way to predict
a lightening strike – Oops, yes there is if you watch back to the future, lol
• Many provinces as well as federal government have curtail budgets when it comes forest
management, i.e. cutting bush back from rail routes, consolidation bases of operations for forest
fires, issues contract tenders (planes, copters, etc.)
Toronto Star – April 17, 2017

19. Forest Fires and Arson
• The fire started on May 21, 2018, and officials quickly determined it had been
caused by people. The evacuations lasted for more than a month as the fire
burned 32,000 hectares of forest in Manitoba and Ontario. Source -
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/weather/topstories/arson-charges-laid-in-wildfire-that-
forced-evacuations-of-eastern-manitoba-first-nations/ar-AABRoig?ocid=spartanntp
• “A few years ago, the U.S. Forest Service had a conference on
PYROTERRORISM. Arson is encouraged against Infidels as JIHAD. Plans exist
on the internet for the manufacture of remote-controlled incendiary devices.
Nothing else explains the increased frequency and perceived randomness of these
fires. Unfortunately, it is not politically correct to even discuss the possibility of Pyro
terrorism even though it is discussed within the U.S. Forest Service. ”Source -
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/08/14/green-fury-california-fires-caused-by-
environmentalists-not-climate-change/

20. Forest Fires / BC
• https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/police-say-b-c-s-largest-forest-fire-in-
2017-was-human-caused-1.3780801
• I have said eco-terrorism is a big concern for all levels of government -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/terrorism-threats-november-
2017
• Governments are quick to blame CO2 for increase forest fires/floods -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeON1-b2N-4&t=35s, but little is
said on how all levels of government have cut their forest management
budgets - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/forest-
management-canada-october-2017

21. Eco-Terrorism / Energy Sector
Source - http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/366713-more-
eco-terrorist-attacks-on-energy-infrastructure-on-tap-for
Determined to disrupt the interstate transport of oil and natural gas throughout the
United States, a network of environmental activists is openly threatening to resort to
sabotage to achieve their ends. And having let their intentions be known, they are
crying foul now that law enforcement officials are taking their threats seriously.
Indeed, the recent past foreshadows what is to come. In October 2016, a group of
five demonstrators cut through padlocks and chains to enter the flow stations of the
Dakota Access Pipeline. Dubbed Valve Turners, they shut off the pipeline’s valves,
temporarily stopping the flow of oil through the pipeline. Local law enforcement
officials in North Dakota apprehended the group. A court found two of the protestors
guilty of felony charges, two more are awaiting trial, and a fifth was found guilty of
second-degree burglary.

22. Forest
Management
• https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
/forest-management-climate-change-
practices-around-the-world
• There needs to be integrated strategy
when managing all aspects of the
environment. The climate alarmist will
never discuss all aspects, why? Climate
alarmist want to push their agenda at all
cost!
• Provincial/States/Federal governments
have slashed their forest management
budgets -
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-
columbia/forest-management-could-be-
causing-more-harm-than-good-says-
ubc-prof-1.4777025

23. Forest Fires
Source -
http://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.c
a/ha/nfdb
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/forest-management-climate-change-practices-
around-the-world
 There needs to be integrated strategy when managing all aspects of the environment.
The climate alarmist will never discuss all aspects, why? Climate alarmist want to push
their agenda at all cost!
 Urban Planning / Forest Fires – there has been issues with poor urban planning -
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-in-wildfire-prone-bc-and-california-
urban-sprawl-and-bad-planning/
 Eco-Terrorism and poor forest management practices - https://www.vox.com/energy-
and-environment/2018/8/17/17703836/mendocino-california-wildfire-zinke-
environmental-terrorist

24. Flooding /
Policy
• Aging infrastructure - https://www.on-
sitemag.com/infrastructure/torontos-
aging-water-infrastructure-high-density-
lead-to-issues-with-
flooding/1003960019/
• https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/i
nternational/2016/07/08/419498.htm - It
is time for home owners that wish to live
by water pay higher property taxes as
part building containment walls and/or
updating dykes and levies or other
diversion projects.

25. California Fires
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-11/california-wildfires-climate-change-gavin-
newsom-trump
California has done poor job with management of its forests - With CA ablaze, Newsom blasts
Trump admin for failing to fight climate change -
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/05/14/californias-government-solely-responsible-for-states-
forest-management-and-wildfire-debacle/
It is time to for governments to bring in better forest mgmt. practices
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/fiscal-and-economic-management-state-and-local-
government-united-states or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/whats-next-for-the-
forestry-sector

26. Governmen
t Cutbacks /
Environmen
t
• Could it be the cuts in key areas along with poor urban planning makes the
narrative for the govt look good in terms pro climate change?
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/urban-planning-issues-facing-urban-
planners-april-2019 or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/forest-
management-practices-world-april-2019 or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/environment-canada-whats-next
• Lack of a flood map - https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/opinion/updated-
flood-maps-coming-to-canada-78259.aspx
• Rail and Fire - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-government-
sues-cn-rail-for-millions-in-firefighting-costs-
1.2927083?fbclid=IwAR2_hehuCPiCxUrKa16hfbVhf1JXOT-
tkwRrNNTZwPu8FFnUxgVVLYx3198
• Parks Canada - https://www.hellulandnews.com/science/2017/8/21/the-failure-of-
parks-canada
• Budget cuts – Feds - https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-government-
cutting-back-on-disaster-assistance-as-floods-become-more-severe
• PQ Floods = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-floods-
recede-but-competing-demands-fill-prevention-debate/article34981361/
• Wildfire mgmt. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-premier-rachel-
notley-defends-cut-in-wildfire-budget

27. Australia Wildfires
Source - https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/nsw-firefronts-uncontrollable-as-state-braces-for-
heatwave/news-
story/4f006855e6b1598ba3a6d53c66391516?fbclid=IwAR0eGExNVbDWCuRrzeEYLJHCEWFw7-
aEz5jFeHFoss8l3m76QMx4_7X2QoY
NSW Rural Fire Service Inspector Ben Shepherd has revealed investigators are close to
charging more than a dozen suspected arsonists believed to have deliberately lit bushfires as
the state remains in the grip of an ongoing bushfire crisis.
With tireless firefighters continuing to battle more than 100 blazes across NSW, Mr. Shepherd
warned the RFS was working “hand-in-hand with police” and noted that the state has “some of
the toughest arson laws and penalties” in the country.
It comes amid revelations at least 56 people have already been charged or cautioned with 71
bushfire-related offences since August, with 16 ongoing investigations into suspicious fires,
including a blaze that threatened the rim of suburban Sydney in South Turramurra, on Sydney’s
Upper North Shore, on November 12.
“There are a number of fires so far this season that have been lit with malicious intent,” Mr.
Shepherd told The Australia.

28. Top Geo-Political Risks
Source - https://seekingalpha.com/article/4264124-geopolitics-examining-top-5-risks

29. Risk Analytics

30. What can be done?
• Risk and crisis management will play a key role with business and government models -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/understanding-risks-as-part-of-development-risk-management-best-practices
• All levels of government need to have better balanced of policies between the environment and the economy -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/global-economy-current-state-and-whats-next or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/fiscal-management-debt-and-deficits-canada or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/fiscal-and-economic-management-state-and-local-government-united-states or
https://www.rbcgam.com/en/ca/article/the-future-of-debt-inflation-and-global-rates/detail
• The world needs to revisit all its policies related to environment - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/canada-global-
emissions-and-climate-change
• More investment in surveillance
• Use of Artificial Intelligence
• Urban Planning - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/urban-and-rural-planning-whats-next-236315321
• More ecosystem protection and oversight
• More monitoring of ecosystems
• Forest and Land Management
• More effort into improving water systems and usage of land
• Control burns as well as other forest management process to mitigate the impact of fire

31. Other Sources
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