Northern Australia's fire management and mapping: How the integration of 'old and new' has led to success
ABCFor nearly two decades, researchers have been mapping fires in Northern Australia's tropical savannas and rangelands. Mimal Land Management CEO Dominic Nicholls said one reason Northern Australia's fire management had been so successful was because it was built on the "old land management principals and traditional knowledge" from First Nations people. "The fire management in Northern Australia is certainly very good and the challenges that they face are very different to the rest of Australia in that you have low population density, therefore you've got a relatively small workforce and large country to cover," Professor Penman said. Professor Penman said while other states also had good fire records, some didn't have the same mapping "consistency" as Northern Australia, especially in quieter years. Indigenous knowledge 'invaluable' The real success story in Northern Australia's fire management is how well the jurisdiction works with Indigenous knowledge holders, Professor Penman said.
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