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Ancient mud reveals Australia’s burning history over the past 130,000 years – and shows a way through our fiery future

Indigenous land management in southeastern Australia halved forest shrub cover 6,000 years ago, reducing high-intensity bushfires
Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Land Council and Mane Collective

Cultural burning is better for Australian soils than prescribed burning, or no burning at all

What does fire management do to soils? We compared prescribed burning to cultural burning and looked at how soil properties changed after fire. Cultural burning was better.
Zareth Long undertaking controlled burn in Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area, WA. Annette Ruzicka, Bush Heritage Australia

5 big ideas: how Australia can tackle climate change while restoring nature, culture and communities

Why rely on unproven technologies when we can store carbon and cut emissions through Country-based and nature-based solutions?

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