Project Fireplan

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1 Project Fireplan Objectives Developing sustainable fire management options for, and building bridges between, major land use sectors in the savanna community Developing a funding base for new initiatives Bringing current projects to completion, and developing ongoing sustainability

2 Project Fireplan Fire management Student projects Greenhouse emissions Information delivery

3 Fire management projects Major funding partners Status complete ongoing proposed / new Kimberley Regional Fire Management Project Northern Territory Regional Fire Management projects ( 8) Three Parks (Kakadu, Litchfield, Nitmiluk) Fire Monitoring Cape York Fire Management Project Fire Management of Woody Vegetation in the Gulf Region Enhancing Fire Management on North QLD National Parks Southern Gulf Fire Management Fire management in Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia NHT, Kimberley community / organisations, WA agencies, TCCRC NHT, NDMP, NT community / organisations, NTG, TSCRC Parks Australia, NT Parks, TSCRC NHT, Cape York community, TSCRC LWA, NGRMG, TSCRC QEPA, TSCRC NHT, QLD Rural Fires, Gulf community, TSCRC ACIAR, CDU, CIFOR, NTT Govt agencies, NTT community, NTG, TSCRC?

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6 Student projects Title / topic Status complete ongoing proposed / new Ben Lewis (2004) BSc (Hons), CDU Graeme Blake (2004) BSc (Hons), CDU Retno Triandhini (2005) MSc Satya Wacana University, Indonesia Leasie Felderhof PhD project, JCU, with funding through Ergon Energy Peta Standley PhD project, JCU Andrew Edwards PhD project, CDU, with funding of stipend through Bushfires CRC Ignition, distribution and consequence: management fires in western Arnhem Land Object Oriented Mapping of Sandstone Heath Vegetation on the Arnhem Plateau Effects of burning on soil loss and microbial communities in savanna ecosystems in East Sumba Fire management of power line corridors in north-west QLD Kuku Thaypan fire management research project - The importance of campfires to effective conservation An algorithm for mapping burn severity from satellite remote sensing in northern Australian tropical savannas PhD project, funded through LWA Automated assessment of cured status of fuels using remote sensing

7 Fire projects Greenhouse emissions Improving estimates and management of savanna burning emissions Integrating ecologic, economic and social outcomes Estimating greenhouse emissions from savanna fires WALFA greenhouse emissions monitoring Information delivery Developing knowledge-based fire management for northern Australia savanna communities Fire in Rangelands Report Major funding partners AGO, TSCRC partners (NTG, CSIRO) LWA, TSCRC partners (NTG, CSIRO), NAILSMA, DLI NHT (NT), TSCRC partners (NTG, CSIRO), Arnhem Land indigenous organisations / community ConocoPhillips, NTG, Arnhem Land indigenous organisations / community, TSCRC NHT (CRC), north Australian NRM Regional Bodies (5), TSCRC NHT (NC), TSCRC, DKCRC Status complete ongoing proposed / new (mid 2006)

8 Greenhouse emissions abatement projects WALFA Project TSMCRC Research projects (1) Australian Greenhouse Office Improving estimates and management of savanna burning emissions (2) Land & Water Australia Integrating ecologic, economic and social outcomes (3) NHT (NT) Estimating greenhouse gas emissions from savanna fires

9 Australian Fire Frequency (1996) Regular Fire Information NAFI MODIS AUTOMATED MAPPING FIRE KNOWLEDGE FIRE SEVERITY GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES

10 Challenges Fire management research in eastern Indonesia building on international workshop, Kupang, Apr

11 Challenges Fire management research in eastern Indonesia Description & statistical analysis of Australian national fire regimes, multi-agency project, due for completion this year

12 Challenges Fire management research in eastern Indonesia Analysis of Australian national fire regimes Ecological and management assessment of 10 year Three Parks fire monitoring program involving detailed vegetation / fauna data for 220 plots, comprehensive fire history records, and remote sensing fire history studies

13 Challenges Fire management research in eastern Indonesia Analysis of Australian national fire regimes Assessment of 10 year Three Parks fire monitoring program Refinement of greenhouse abatement monitoring protocols, at least for Top End, Southern Gulf, Kimberley, possibly western Cape York

14 Challenges Fire management research in eastern Indonesia Analysis of Australian national fire regimes Assessment of 10 year Three Parks fire monitoring program Refinement of greenhouse abatement monitoring protocols Establishment of at least two greenhouse abatement offset projects, delivering also biodiversity, indigenous engagement & employment, regional land management benefits

15 Challenges Fire management research in eastern Indonesia Analysis of Australian national fire regimes Assessment of 10 year Three Parks fire monitoring program Refinement of greenhouse abatement monitoring protocols Establishment of at least two greenhouse abatement offset projects Development of general framework for ecologic, economic & socially sustainable fire management in different savanna regions and communities in partnership with other C&NRM activities

16 Challenges Fire management research in eastern Indonesia Analysis of Australian national fire regimes Assessment of 10 year Three Parks fire monitoring program Refinement of greenhouse abatement monitoring protocols Establishment of at least two greenhouse abatement offset projects Development of framework for sustainable fire management Ongoing development of fire management information products and delivery systems