World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion | Architecture & Design

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Our research, released today, provides what we believe is the first quantitative evidence that forests and woodlands across southeast Australia contained fewer shrubs and more grass before colonisation. This suggests Indigenous fire management holds the k

Architecture & Design Team

17 Feb 2022 • 6m read • View Author

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