@article{fdi:010064043,
  title = {{D}o burning practices contribute to caring for country ? {C}ontemporary uses of fire for conservation purposes in indigenous {A}ustralia},
  author = {{F}ache, {E}. and {M}oizo, {B}ernard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince the mid-1990s, natural resource management or "ranger' jobs have been established in many {I}ndigenous communities of northern {A}ustralia. {T}hese jobs are based on the formalization and professionalization of "traditional' responsibilities for the land and the sea referred to as "caring for country.' {T}hey are predominantly funded by the {A}ustralian government through policies and programs that combine environmental conservation and {I}ndigenous economic development objectives. {F}ire management is usually one of the {I}ndigenous rangers' main activities. {T}his paper endeavors to analyze the power relations and ambivalences inherent in these rangers' burning practices, described in the scientific literature as "community-based.' {T}he joint or integrated use of "traditional ecological knowledge' and {W}estern science is widely advocated for programs using anthropogenic fires for conservation purposes. {W}e argue that in northern {A}ustralia, attempts to integrate these two systems of knowledge have resulted in a de facto transfer of the social and ritual responsibility of burning the country from specific {I}ndigenous custodians (traditional owners and managers) to {I}ndigenous rangers, non-{I}ndigenous fire ecologists, and other non-{I}ndigenous actors. {W}hile traditional owners and local people are supposed to define and control their rangers' fire management activities, local involvement is impeded by the role of external experts. {F}urthermore, attempts to combine {I}ndigenous and non-{I}ndigenous fire knowledge entangle different understandings of what a "traditional' fire regime was and should be, and often prioritize {W}estern views supported by funding bodies. {C}onsequently, the burning practices implemented by {I}ndigenous rangers can be a source of controversy within local communities and among rangers themselves.},
  keywords = {indigenous {A}ustralia ; conservation ; community-based natural resource ; management ; fire management regimes ; burning practices ; {AUSTRALIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}thnobiology},
  volume = {35},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {163--182},
  ISSN = {0278-0771},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.2993/0278-0771-35.1.163},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064043},
}