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Traditional Land Management Benefiting Modern Australia

Season 2 Episode 1 | 2m 16s

Conservationist, M. Sanjayan learns the traditional method for starting controlled wildfires with the Kiwirrkurra community of Australia's remote Gibson Desert. These small managed burns protect against mega-fires by creating natural breaks and removing highly flammable growth.

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