Project: Forest & Fire Ecology

Eastern Maar Forest Country: embedding Culture value in decision making

This project is using State and Transition models to embed Traditional Ecological Knowledge and cultural values into the management of forests on Maar Country. We are exploring the Cultural, ecological and fire risk components associated with different forest ‘states’ across the Otway ranges, with a focus on Foothill and Lowland forests. Expected outcomes include a spatially explicit adaptive management tool that allows managers to explore trade-offs among wildfire risk, biodiversity and cultural values.

Project timeline: 04/2025 – 06/2028

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