Indigenous fire management reduces the risk of bushfires, supports habitat and improves Indigenous wellbeing. Yet, the State of the Environment report this week found it’s underused.
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Indigenous fire management holds the key to a safer, more sustainable future on our flammable continent.
Fires in arid Australia are extensive, largely unmanaged, often destructive and significantly under-reported.
Why rely on unproven technologies when we can store carbon and cut emissions through Country-based and nature-based solutions?
Large and out-of-control wildfires can seriously damage ecosystems, but Indigenous fire practices can keep ecosystems healthy and resilient, and even increase biodiversity.
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Associate Professor in Biogeography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Research Officer, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University
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Assistant Professor in Physical Geography, University of Nottingham
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Fellow in Natural History, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate in Historical Ecology, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
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Postdoctoral fellow, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
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Postdoctoral fellow, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
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Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia
