Online forum: Mapping Fire in the Tropical North
Mapping fire in the tropical north was the first topic covered by the Bushfire CRC’s Research to Drive Change online forum series.
The Northern Fire Mapping project developed fire severity mapping to help manage fire in the tropical savannas and rangelands across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The study has determined that on average over half the landscape was affected by fire each year, releasing vast amounts of carbon and destroying the carbon stored in trees. Reducing these greenhouse gas emissions will have enormous financial benefits for fire managers, as well as indigenous land owners, allowing them to earn incomes managing the land.
The presenter in this forum is Dr Andrew Edwards.
For more information, visit the Bushfire CRC Research to Drive Change webpage: http://www.bushfirecrc.com/drivechange