We compiled maps of bushfires and prescribed burns in southern Australia from 1980 to 2021 to see how fire activity is changing habitat for 129 threatened species such as mountain pygmy possums.
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Most fire climate regimes in Australia shifted abruptly around the year 2000 – greatly increasing fire risk.
Australia’s forests have controlled their own own flammability since Gondwana. We must respect this natural process.
Indigenous fire management holds the key to a safer, more sustainable future on our flammable continent.
By collaborating with Indigenous ranger groups, we can make strategic fire and land management practices economically sustainable for traditional landowners.
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has made 80 recommendations, while calling for a bigger federal role in dealing with disasters.
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Research Fellow Bushfires, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Biogeography, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Fire Coordinator for the Tiwi Islands, Indigenous Knowledge
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Fellow in Natural History, Australian National University
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Senior Ecological Economist, Charles Darwin University
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Research fellow in Ecology and Conservation Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Quantitative Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University of Nottingham
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Emeritus professor, The University of Western Australia