Management Project - Cape York Fire Management Project

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Project Number: CY TPDA 01 - Fire Management

Project Name: Cape York Fire Management Project

Organisation: Cape York Sustainable Futures

Phone number: 07 4053 2856 email:  info@cypda.com.au

Project Partners: 

Southern Cape York Catchments Inc
Balkanu
Northern Gulf NRM

Project status: Funded by Caring for Our Country 

Amount provided: $184,500
Date started: June 2008   Date completed: December 2008

MATs from Cape York Peninsula NRM Plan:  C2-5-1; H2-1-2; H3-2-2; H5-3-1; L3-1-3; B1-5-1; B1-11-1; B2-1-5; B4-4; N1-1-3; N1-1-5; N4-1-1; N4-1-2; N4-5-1

Summary

Providing satellite fire tracking and promoting best practice fire management in Cape York. The program aims to improve coordination and cooperation between land holders across all land tenures, and develop a sound basis for sustainable fire management strategies and practices. The fire management project will be delivering training to landowners on Cape York in use of the technology.

NRM Region:  Cape York Peninsula

Bioregion:  Cape York Peninsula; Gulf Plains & Einasleigh Uplands
Project Locations:  Cape York Peninsula

Project Theme:  Fire

Keywords: Fire; Fire Management; Fire use

Record 

Author: Kym Dungey First Entered:  15 December 2008 Last updated:  15 December 2008

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Reading Ease: 
  • Standard
Geocode: 
  • TSCRC1121
Keywords: 
  • Fire
  • Fire Management
  • Fire use
Regions: 
  • Cape York
Topic-Subtopic: 
  • Projects / Programs
  • Projects / Programs

Link

  • Savanna Explorer: Cape York Fire
    www.savanna.org.au/qld/cy/cyfire.html
  • Cape York Peninsula Fire Management project
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    http://www.cysf.com.au/programs/35-the-cape-york-fire-management-project.html