I thought it was cattle and cane that was driving the destruction of rainforests in the Brazilian Amazon, but according to an article in New Scientist titled Forests paying the price for biofuels by Fred Pearce, it is soybean grown for … [Read more...] about Kyoto Fuels Forest Fires
Bushfires
Noongars Knew Best (Part 2)
On 17th June I posted an essay from David Ward, WA, titled 'Noongars Knew Best' about aboriginal management of the dry forests of the SW of Western Australia. In this new post, which is a powerpoint presentation from David, four scenarios for … [Read more...] about Noongars Knew Best (Part 2)
To Burn or Graze
There has been a bit written at this site about the importance of burning landscapes including comment from David Ward in WA that: "I have recently developed geometric evidence that frequent burning is the only (repeat only), way to maintain a … [Read more...] about To Burn or Graze
Burning Sumatra
The hundreds of forest and plantation fires burning in Sumatra are choking out Malaysia. Greenpeace have commented that "the 1997 fires in Indonesia's rainforests added as much carbon to the atmosphere as all the coal, oil and gas burned in Western … [Read more...] about Burning Sumatra
ABC TV Got it Half Right on Rangeland Management
ABC Television program Catalyst ran a story last night featuring the work of botanist Rod Fensham. Fensham has done some great research work on Queensland's rangelands. But the program, by putting a popularist spin on it all, did our rangelands and … [Read more...] about ABC TV Got it Half Right on Rangeland Management
Supreme Court Decision on Coroner Maria Doogan
The IPA held a conference in March 2003 about the lessons to be learnt from the 2003 bushfires which destroyed over 3 million hectares including three quarters of Kosciuszko National Park. This was just before I started with the IPA and so I didn't … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Decision on Coroner Maria Doogan
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
