The world's best fire management system is in northern Australia, and it's led by Indigenous land managers
- Written by Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University
The tropical savannas of northern Australia are among the most fire-prone regions in the world. On average, they account for 70% of the area affected by fire each year in Australia.
But effective fire management over the past 20 years has reduced the annual average area burned – an area larger than Tasmania. The extent of this achievement is...