Michael-Shawn Fletcher

Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher is a Wiradjuri man, fire scientist and biogeographer at the University of Melbourne. He is Associate Dean (Indigenous) in the Faculty of Science and Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures. His research brings Aboriginal knowledge into conversation with palaeoecology to understand how people have shaped Australian landscapes over time, and what this means for caring for Country today. His work has helped reshape debate about fire, vegetation change and the effects of colonisation on Australia’s forests.