Traditional burning in Uttarakhand shows how communities live with fire, yet what they do is often misinterpreted as dangerous.
Articles on Traditional burning
Displaying all articles
In the 1940s, RAAF planes took aerial photographs of the Great Sandy Desert, capturing something valuable: the patterns of burning performed by our ancestors over generations.
New research finds the Victorian town of Buchan never experienced catastrophic bushfires, until misguided laws banned the use of burning as a way to control the land.
Top contributors
-
PhD student & Research Assistant (Palaeoecology), The University of Melbourne
-
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Royal Holloway, University of London
-
Professor in Biogeography, The University of Melbourne
-
Traditional Custodian — Kurnai, Indigenous Knowledge
-
Fellow in Natural History, Australian National University
-
Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University of Nottingham
-
Ngurrara Traditional Owner and Ranger, Indigenous Knowledge
-
Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
-
Ngurrara Traditional Owner and Database Officer, Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge
-
Karajarri Traditional Owner, Cultural Advisor, Karajarri Land Trust Association, Indigenous Knowledge
-
Traditional Owner; Karajarri Lands Trust Association/UWA, Indigenous Knowledge