Use patch-mosaic burning to vary fuel age and continuity

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Create a shifting pattern of burned and unburned patches so future fire encounters varied fuel ages while ecological refuges remain across the landscape.

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Northern Australia

Success

Indigenous ranger groups and carbon businesses under Australian savanna fire methods · Region

Indigenous ranger groups apply carefully timed early dry-season burning across northern Australia to reduce large, high-intensity late-season fires. Projects generate verified carbon credits (ACCUs) under the Australian…

Current project area34.9million hectares

Indigenous-led emissions abatement since 201211.1million tonnes CO2-e

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Canada

Ongoing

Indigenous communities with Parks Canada and Natural Resources Canada partners · National

Indigenous-led cultural burning initiatives in Canada operate through partnerships with Parks Canada and Natural Resources Canada. Governance and land access barriers remain active challenges; programs are context-speci…

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