Australia bush fires ignite calls for indigenous fire practices

Australia bush fires ignite calls for indigenous fire practices

The Straits Times - Asia·2020-02-12 14:12

SYDNEY (AFP) - For tens of thousands of years, Australia's Aboriginal people have used fire to manage the landscape, and after a summer of raging bush fires the practice is increasingly being seen as a way to help stem future disasters.

The unprecedented scale of the latest bush fire season - made worse by hotter and drier weather brought on by climate change - has prompted calls for greater integration of ancient land management techniques into bush fire prevention efforts.

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