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Environment: 18th century vicar describes controlled burning in English countryside
Being slow on the uptake, non-Indigenous Australians have only recently recognised the importance of the traditional, deliberate use of fire by Aboriginal groups (cultural, controlled or cool burning) to improve environmental health, promote biodiversity and reduce the risk of late season, very hot, destructive fires triggered by lightning.