New savanna fire management methods registered under the Emissions Reduction Fund.
Without fire management, the savannas in northern Australia burn predominantly in the late dry season, resulting in large, hot and intense fires. These fires produce more greenhouse gas emissions and burn a greater proportion of dead organic matter than fires that occur under cooler, moister conditions in the early dry season.
Emissions Reduction Fund savanna fire management projects aim to reduce the frequency and extent of late dry season fires in savannas, resulting in fewer greenhouse gas emissions and more carbon being sequestered in dead organic matter.
Projects may undertake fire management activities throughout the year. Planned burning occurs primarily in the early dry season and may include igniting fires from aircraft, from vehicles along the sides of roads and tracks, from boats on waterways, or by walking across country. Other fire management activities include burning firebreaks to prevent the spread of unplanned fire or undertaking fire suppression in the late dry season. The specific type and timing of fire management will depend on landscape features within the project area and local weather conditions.
Watch Ernie Dingo and Indigenous rangers explain
how the savanna fire management method benefits the environment and Indigenous culture.
How to transfer your project
For information on how to transfer your project to the 2018 savanna fire management methods, please see
Transferring your project to the 2018 savanna fire management methods.
Methods
The four methods for savanna fire management: