THE ANSWER TO MANAGING AUSTRALIA'S BUSHFIRE RISK COULD LIE IN TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL PRACTICES

THE ANSWER TO MANAGING AUSTRALIA'S BUSHFIRE RISK COULD LIE IN TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL PRACTICES - Australia's catastrophic bushfires during the summer of 2019/2020 wreaked havoc Down Under. More than six million hectares of land were burned across six states, leading to the loss of one billion animals. The event has boosted calls for a new approach to fire and land management. But rather than come up with a fresh strategy, Australia may only need to look to the past. Aboriginal people have used fire as a tool in the natural environment…