Lecture 4 - Reading

Lecture 4 - Reading

1. Coombes, B et al 2011

   • Political ecology vs indigenous gys
     • PE vital to progress but interaction problematic
   • More hurricanes Hondurs -> justify global conservation -> justify relocating ind from NPS
   • PE
     • Demonstrates 'off the shelf' solutions undermine ind knowledge
     • Liberates analysis from 2 stereotypes
     • Relational but privilege hierarchical understandings of scale
     • fire 'embodies qualities akin to a trickster'
   • Native Title, Ind Land Use Agreements or combinations 23% Aus
   • Land claims intersect biodiversity hotspots: deciding tenure become ways for states/others to contest indigenous rights

2. Whitehead P, et al 2003

   • Northern
     • 45% land
     • 85% coastline
   • Contemporary Ind Practice
     • Disrupted
     • Forced removal
     • Savanna change intro of cattle
     • Contemp fire use patchy
   • Northern territory
     • Burn soon as poss after wet season
     • Burning repeated as other areas dry
     • Series of generally low intensity burns
     • Light fires to clean
       • 'Dirty' - uncontrolled plant growth