If you thought Indigenous burning practices in Australia’s North were all about accruing carbon offsets, think again. Dr Otto Campion, Yolgnu Senior Traditional Owner, Arafura Swamp Rangers. The Arafura Swamp is a wetland of national significance, the largest freshwater ecosystem in East Arnhem Land and one of Australia’s largest contiguous paperbark swamps. Held at the Mal Nairn Auditorium at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, the meeting attracted more than 30 Indigenous ranger groups, 35 international delegates from ten countries, and savanna fire management experts from across north Australia. Topics ranged from biocultural knowledge and monitoring biodiversity impacts to carbon markets, environmental markets, and health impacts from smoke from fire.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 18, 2023 07:33 UTC