Vegetation, climate and landscape – in Australia this
combination produces one of the most severe fire environments in
the world. At any time of the year some part of the Australian
continent is prone to bushfire.
Recent history of fires seems consistent with predictions that
climate change will increase the frequency, intensity and size of
bushfires in the decades ahead.
The challenge is large – how do we best manage the
bushfire risk; how do we use fire as a land management tool; what
are the key issues about bushfires that require further
understanding? And how do we balance the complex trade-off between
environmental, social, cultural and economic values?
