This project, delivered in partnership with the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Research Centre (BNHRC) and run through Western Sydney University (WSU), aims to improve our understanding of how future changes in vegetation, fuel loads, and climate-driven fire regimes will interact to shape bushfire risk and ecological outcomes. By integrating spatial fuel and habitat data with fire behaviour models and scenario-based forecasting, the project seeks to identify high-risk areas, inform strategic fire planning, and guide ecosystem resilience strategies. It also supports the development of decision tools that can evaluate the effectiveness of different management interventions under projected fire regimes.
Project timeline: 01/2025 – 12/2027