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Topic: Cultural burning

Cultural burning is the practice of intentionally and carefully using fire to manage and maintain healthy ecosystems, often by Indigenous communities.

More on: Cultural burning

The podcast episodes focus on the importance of cultural burning, also known as 'Kalgarin,' for indigenous communities like the Nyungar and Karuk tribes.

The episodes highlight the historical suppression of these traditional practices, the ongoing efforts to revive them, and the challenges in collaborating with government agencies to apply cultural burning methods.

The episodes emphasize the vital role of cultural burning in maintaining the ecological balance and promoting biodiversity, in contrast to the destructive practices of fire suppression.

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