Indigenous cultural burning can boost biodiversity, help fight forest fires: Canadian study

Controlled burn at FortWhyte

A new University of Waterloo study that examines controlled fire practices — or cultural burning by Indigenous people — indicates they can help improve an area’s biodiversity while getting rid bits of wood and leaves that could lead to massive forest fires.

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