Forest thinning is controversial, but it shouldn’t be ruled out for managing bushfires
- Written by Rod Keenan, Professor, University of Melbourne
Prescribed burning in thinned silver top ash forest. Forest thinning should be one way we tackle fire management and forest resilience, but we need more research to understand the best way to go about it.Chris Weston, Author provided
Calls from industry and unions for increased thinning in forests to reduce bushfire risks have been met with concern...
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