Managing fire regimes in north Australian savannas: applying Aboriginal approaches to contemporary global problems

J Russell-Smith, GD Cook, PM Cooke… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Savannas constitute the most fire‐prone biome on Earth and annual emissions from
savanna‐burning activities are a globally important source of greenhouse‐gas (GHG) …

Fire in the air: Biomass burning impacts in a changing climate

M Keywood, M Kanakidou, A Stohl… - Critical Reviews in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Fire has a role in ecosystem services; naturally produced wildfires are important for the
sustainability of many terrestrial biomes and fire is one of nature's primary carbon-cycling …

Primed for change: develo** ecological restoration for the 21st century

N Shackelford, RJ Hobbs, JM Burgar… - Restoration …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration is a young and swiftly develo** field. It has been almost a decade since the
inception of one of the field's foundational documents—the Society for Ecological …

[BOOK][B] Indigenous land management in Australia: extent, scope, diversity, barriers and success factors

R Hill, PI Pert, J Davies, FJ Walsh, F Falco-Mammone - 2013 - agriculture.gov.au
CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general
statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that …

Climate change, environmental extremes, and human health in Australia: challenges, adaptation strategies, and policy gaps

R Xu, P Yu, Y Liu, G Chen, Z Yang, Y Zhang… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Climate change presents a major public health concern in Australia, marked by
unprecedented wildfires, heatwaves, floods, droughts, and the spread of climate-sensitive …

Delivering effective savanna fire management for defined biodiversity conservation outcomes: an Arnhem Land case study

J Evans, J Russell-Smith - International Journal of Wildland Fire, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Given the recent history of frequent and extensive late dry season wildfire in Australia's fire-
prone northern savannas, regional conservation-based fire management programs typically …

Negotiating Indigenous benefits from payment for ecosystem service (PES) schemes

CJ Robinson, G James, PJ Whitehead - Global Environmental Change, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper draws on research conducted with Aboriginal land managers across Northern
Australia to show how and why payments for ecosystem service (PES) schemes should be …

The impacts of fire on birds in Australia's tropical savannas

JCZ Woinarski, S Legge - Emu-Austral Ornithology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The ecology of Australia's tropical savannas is shaped by the near-pervasive influence of
fire. Constituting∼ 20% of Australia's land area, tropical savannas contribute> 75% of the …

Insights into the biodiversity and social benchmarking components of the Northern Australian fire management and carbon abatement programmes

J Fitzsimons, J Russell‐Smith, G James… - Ecological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Much of northern Australia's tropical savannas are subject to annual intense and extensive
late dry season wildfires, much of this occurring on Aboriginal land. Based on the successful …

Is investment in Indigenous land and sea management going to the right places to provide multiple co-benefits?

PL Pert, R Hill, CJ Robinson, D Jarvis… - Australasian Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Indigenous land and sea management (ILSM) has been the focus of large government
investment in Australia and globally. Beyond environmental benefits, such investments can …