How Indigenous knowledge could help manage wildfire risk
Indigenous people have purposefully used fire to shape landscapes for thousands of years. Image: REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad
Andrew Trant
Associate Professor, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of WaterlooEmma Davis
Postdoctoral fellow, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
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