Defending houses from bushfires with opinion vs evidence – Decision Point 56 now available

In Decision Point issue 56, Environmental Decisions Group (EDG) scientists examine the evidence on what saved houses in the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria. Does prescribed burning save homes and lives? And should this be a general prescription for how we manage landscapes? In issue 56 you’ll find the following stories:

• Ecological indices behaving badly
• Opinion under fire – Evidence vs opinion: What really protects houses from wildfires
• Sea level rise and other threats for mangroves and their creatures – Modelling ecological impacts in SE Queensland
• When should we try to save critically endangered species – Short-term fire fighting vs long term preventative conservation
• Research briefs – Evaluating conservation in Samoa, trading off biodiversity and ecosystem services, and learning vs searching for fire ants