Peter RileyDec 29, 2023

@theconversationau
When people first came to Australia 65,000 years ago, the Earth was in an ice age. Then the seas rose, drought and floods came – and still people endured.

https://theconversation.com/ecology-on-steroids-how-australias-first-nations-managed-australias-ecosystems-214854

#firstNations #ecology #ecosystems
#Girraween
#mosaicburning #firestickfarming
#coolburning

‘Ecology on steroids’: how Australia’s First Nations managed Australia’s ecosystems

When people first came to Australia 65,000 years ago, the Earth was in an ice age. Then the seas rose, drought and floods came – and still people endured.

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John EnglartApr 17, 2023

Interesting research on wildfires and Indigenous cool burning practices in Australia pre-European colonisation, as we face increasing wildfires due to climate change.

"we conclude that Indigenous cultural burning practices undertaken around Thirlmere Lakes from about 10,000 years ago may have suppressed extreme wildfires."

#Wildfires #Bushfires #IndigenousKnowledge #CoolBurning #ClimateCrisis
https://theconversation.com/a-dive-into-the-deep-past-reveals-indigenous-burning-helped-suppress-bushfires-10-000-years-ago-203754 via @theconversationau

A dive into the deep past reveals Indigenous burning helped suppress bushfires 10,000 years ago

Researchers focused on a site in the Illawarra region of NSW, which holds a unique record into the past.

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