The Facts about Prescribed Burning

By Peta Kelsey from South-West Forests Defence Foundation Inc.

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions currently spends more that 50 million dollars per year to undertake extensive, industrial-scale prescribed burning in the South-West Forest Region.

Geophysicist Peta Kelsey describes DBCA’s current prescribed burning program and discusses its effectiveness in preventing subsequent wildfire and protecting people and infrastructure, as well as its impact on biodiversity, forest flammability, human health and greenhouse gas emissions.

Much of the content of her talk can be found in the Prescribed Burning Fact Sheets published on the South-West Forests Defence Foundation website.  These Fact Sheets provide details of the scientific research which shows that prescribed burning as it is currently practised in the south-west forest regions does not give effective protection from wildfires, is hazardous to people’s health and is causing irreversible loss of biodiversity.

SFDF contends that rapid detection and suppression provide the best protection from wildfires.

More about SFDF

South-West Forests Defence Foundation Inc. (SFDF) is a not-for-profit voluntary group that has been involved for nearly five decades with the better management and protection of the forests of the south-west region of Western Australia.

Saving jarrah and karri native forest in Western Australia

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Join us on Thursday 26 June at City West Lotteries House at 2 Delhi Street, West Perth. We will open the doors to the Conference Room at 6:00 pm and serve light refreshments.

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