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Interesting. My country, Australia, is currently aflame and there’s a raging debate about the need and lack of regular backburning. Obviously,Interesting. My country, Australia, is currently aflame and there’s a raging debate about the need and lack of regular backburning. Obviously, climate change is a significant contributor to the fires but some claim that the lack of regular burning, as was practised by Aborigines in certain parts is a major contributing factor. My understanding is that Aborigines have been here for 60-80k years and their fire practises in dryer areas (cf rainforests) may have led to certain ecotypes becoming fire dependant. Clearly, our landscape and ecosystems are many millions of years old, so not sure how well adapted the systems could have become in such a relatively short time. As always, “bloody greenies” cop a lot of flak for their opposition to regular burns.. There does seem to be a growing appreciation though for traditional methods of land management, but CC is throwing a spanner in all our works.  More ...

First, plants have evolved with fire for 100’s of millions of years (Silurian epoc). The aboriginal burning simply favored the existing fireFirst, plants have evolved with fire for 100’s of millions of years (Silurian epoc). The aboriginal burning simply favored the existing fire dependent plants and trees like eucalyptus and grasses.

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/12/world/aboriginal-australia-fire-trnd/index.html
Australia’s indigenous people have a solution for the bushfires. It’s been around for 50,000 years.  More ...