#europeancolonisation — Public Fediverse posts

Cared-for Country did not experience catastrophic fire.
A wilderness that colonisation built

* "Fire management must grow beyond hazard-reduction burning and climate adaptation into restoring healthy Country and cultural burning, with Traditional Owners resourced to lead the way.. Cultural burning reduces catastrophic fires, is better for the soil, and protects our plants and animals." >>
https://theconversation.com/colonisation-not-climate-change-first-primed-these-forests-to-burn-292997

* Australia’s current wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change >>
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11097-z
#bushfires #wildfire #AshWednesday #BlackSaturday #BlackSummer #RepeatedlyIncineratedForests #biodiversity #flora #fauna #care #CulturalBurns #NSW #EuropeanColonisation #settlerSociety #IndigenousPeoples #Country

"Prior to colonisation “this was a cared for and managed landscape."

* "‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study finds. Researchers found the shift from open woodland to dense forest after 1788 led to more intense fires, consistent with loss of cultural burning practices." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/08/colonisation-wildfire-loop-australia-climate-bushfires

* Australia’s current wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11097-z
#Bushfires #fires #CulturalBurning #care #IndigenousKnowledge #FirstNationPeoples #SettlerSociety #EuropeanColonisation #weeds #FossilFuels #climate #ecosystems #degradation #loss #WildfireCrisis