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Challenges for prescribed fire management in Australia’s fire-prone rangelands – the example of the Northern Territory
Title | Challenges for prescribed fire management in Australia’s fire-prone rangelands – the example of the Northern Territory |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Russell-Smith, J, Edwards, AC, Sangha, K, Yates, CP, Gardener, M |
Journal | International Journal of Wildland Fire |
Date Published | 02/2019 |
Keywords | central Australia, Emergency management, fire regime, Indigenous rangers, remote communities, risk management, savannas |
Abstract | Northern Australia comprises by far the most fire-prone-half of a fiery continent, where fire frequencies range from annual in the tropical savannas to periodic very-extensive fire events following above-rainfall conditions in the central Australian rangelands. As illustration of the challenges facing effective fire management in Australia’s 5.7 × 106 km2 rangelands, we examine the status of contemporary prescribed burning activities in the Northern Territory, a 1.4 × 106 km2, very sparsely settled (0.18 persons km−2) jurisdiction characterised by vast flammable landscapes, few barriers to fire-spread, predominantly anthropogenic ignitions, and limited institutional resources and capacity. Unsurprisingly, prescribed-fire management is shown to be restricted to specific locales. For more effective, landscape-scale fire management, potential solutions include engagement with dispersed remote communities and incorporation of Indigenous Ranger Groups into the fire-management network, and building on the success of savanna-burning greenhouse gas emission projects as an example for incentivising landscape fire and emergency management services generally. Recently, significant steps have been taken towards implementing formal regional fire-management planning processes involving inclusive community-stakeholder engagement, and the setting of clearly defined time-constrained objectives and targets. |
URL | http://www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF18127?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2_27_2019_23_3)&mc_cid=676faec148&mc_eid=73e0665bda |
DOI | 10.1071/WF18127 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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