Fire and its management in central Australia

摘要: Over the last 130 years, patterns of land use in central Australia have altered dramatically, and so too fire regimes management objectives. Although Aboriginal people still tenure over large parts landscape, their lifestyles changed. Most now live towns settlements and, although is culturally important, opportunities for getting out on country to burn are constrained. Large landscape used pastoral production. Under this objective often one exclusion. The other large-scale conservation. Here, has a greater focus conserving biodiversity using various burning strategies. In paper we explore contemporary Australia. Widespread events found be associated with two or more consecutive years above-average rainfall. most fires linked these high rainfall periods occur during warmer months, recent times exhibited increased activity cooler months. There been concomitant increase number size roads. We also explored current issues Aboriginal, conservation lands. Current goals not being wholly met any tenures social conflict sometimes emerges as result. overlaps aims, under-achievement desired outcomes across which lead us five key recommendations improving finish some comments livelihood enhancement based fire.