Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0986579

Funded Activity Summary

Light islands in a sea of dark rainforest: Human influence on fire, climate and biodiversity in the Australian tropics. A key outcome will be an informed framework for protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the face of global warming. This research will build on previous archaeological and palaeoecological studies into plant processing practices; provide mediation between different approaches to rainforest management and further an understanding of the antiquity of rainforest occupation in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Zone. Aboriginal communities see the collection of archaeological data as pivotal in gaining control over their cultural sites, which leads to partnerships between universities and communities. Furthermore, close institutional and community relationships have increased the flow of knowledge about past Indigenous rainforest management.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $443,685.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Palaeoecology | Archaeology Of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (Incl. Pleistocene | Archaeology | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage | Archaeology | Archaeology Of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (Incl. Pleistocene | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Palaeoecology | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas | Understanding Australia'S Past

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