Forever Wild: Cape York Fire Management
550 ha
This registry covers the 2200ha Cape York property, with approximately one quarter (~550ha) managed using fire management practices each year. Therefore the registry will cover 550 units, with a value of 1ha of land under management per unit.
An important element of this management is to protect the property from wildfire that could wipe out the Northern Quoll. Wildfire would also result in the deaths of tens of thousands of other animals, and can fundamentally alter habitats by destroying logs, critical ground cover and by killing plants that have adapted to tolerate ‘cooler’ fires.
Projects with Forever Wild
Forever Wild: Cape York, Burning for Biodiversity
Forever Wild acquires and manages land for nature and people. Science shows us that both can co-exist in a contemporary world, and we have set out to make it happen. Our Shared Earth Landscapes are a powerful demonstration of how to put nature and social well-being at the heart of landscape management.
The Tropical Wetlands reserve in Northern Australia is one property in our Cape York Shared Earth Landscape. The reserve has permanent lakes, swamps and creeks and an incredible mosaic of old-growth savanna woodland. The landscape holds one of the highest mammal diversities in the Cape York region, over 220 species of birds (over one quarter of Australia’s bird species) and diverse elements from Aboriginal and early settler European culture. The Tropical Wetlands is a biodiversity jewel.