'Re‑imagining fire in the land of fire' with Distinguished Professor David Lindenmayer

Australia is the most fire-prone continent on earth.

The relationship between fire, fire management, fire risks and biodiversity is complex, and often poorly understood. Some actions like logging, thinning and even prescribed burning can actually make some Australian ecosystems more flammable. They can also alter fire regimes – the sequence of fires in an area – with profound long-term negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem integrity.

This talk discusses new insights into the ecology and management of wildfire and other kinds of fire in Australian landscapes. It charts a new path towards better understanding fire and its management in the land of fire.

This special Memorial Lecture will be held on Thursday, 5 February 2026 at 6pm in Theatre 2, Lowitja O’Donoghue Cultural Centre, ANU. Bookings are free but essential and are now open.