Working together to better manage country: Four principles to improve knowledge sharing for the management of fire in the southern Tanami, Northern Territory

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This research works with a DKCRC project entitled Desert Fire: managing fire in the southern Tanami, Northern Territory. The project takes a specific area in the region to consider what it means to manage fire across different land tenures. Semi-structured interviews and informal discussions with key individuals from the region were conducted between June 2004 and May 2005 to determine what a fire management plan should encompass. The findings show that the management of fire in the region is about tangible outcomes such as the reduction of wildfires to protect pastoral and conservation lands and increased Aboriginal employment on country. It is also about intangible social processes such as relationship building and knowledge sharing, as well as ongoing and adaptive learning. Four principles to improve knowledge sharing for the management of fire in the region were derived from these findings: 1. Unsettle current approaches to land management. 2. Identify ingredients for fire manageme

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