Fire management projects

Fire abatement projects, in particular savanna burning, provide unique opportunities for employment and economic development on Aboriginal land.

Projects largely align with traditional land management practices and utilise locally available land management skills and knowledge.

Savanna burning projects reduce greenhouse gas emissions by implementing a strategic fire management program.

The program recommends early season burning, which is characterised by ‘cool’ planned burns and relatively low greenhouse gas emissions. Doing these early can prevent or reduce the scale of unplanned late bushfires.

Late season bushfires are much more destructive, and generate much higher greenhouse gas emissions than early season planned burning.

Currently there are 30 Aboriginal savanna burning projects, covering 17.9M Ha in the Top End.

North Australia savanna fire forum

This yearly forum is held by the Indigenous Carbon Industry Network.

It brings together experts from across the country to:

• share knowledge
• improve savanna fire management understanding and practice.

Read more about the forum on the Indigenous Carbon Industry Network website.

Aboriginal carbon industry strategy

The Aboriginal carbon industry strategy establishes the NT Government’s approach to:

• supporting the continuation and development of greenhouse gas emissions abatement
• carbon sequestration activities.

Read the Aboriginal carbon industry strategy PDF (1.8 MB).