Use prescribed burning in suitable fire-adapted ecosystems
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Apply planned, low-intensity fire under defined conditions to reduce hazardous fuels or restore ecological processes in fire-adapted landscapes.
Australian state land and fire-management agencies · Region
Hazard-reduction burning is conducted in southern Australian forests by state land and fire-management agencies to reduce fuels and improve suppression opportunities. Effectiveness is constrained by extreme weather cond…
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South African conservation agencies and land managers · Region
Fynbos conservation practice shifted from broad fire exclusion toward active ecological fire management, including prescribed burning at locally appropriate intervals. Constrained burn windows, invasive plant encroachme…
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