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

James A. Fitzsimons, Jeremy Russell‐Smith, Glenn James, Michael Looker
January 2012 — Ecological Management & Restoration 13(1):51 – 57

Summary 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 West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (WALFA) model, which has resulted in significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions, fire abatement programmes are planned fo…

Access the paper — DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00624.x

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