The Future Of: Bushfires

With the catastrophic summer bushfires in Australia’ eastern states still front of mind, prescribed burning has become a contentious topic – some scientists argue for an increase in the regime, while others are concerned about the impact on the bush ecosystem.

In this episode, David is joined Dr Phillip Zylstra, an adjunct associate professor at Curtin University, to give context to prescribed burning of Australian landscapes, raise questions on the effectiveness of current fire prevention strategies and discuss how our methods vastly differ from traditional Aboriginal fire practice.

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