23 MAY 2023
Who: Charles Darwin University Information Technology for Development researcher Dr Rohan Fisher and NAFI Service Manager and Knowledge and Adoption Coordinator Dr Peter Jacklyn
Topics:
- The evolution and adoption of NAFI around Australia.
- The success of combining space technology with Indigenous knowledge and the know-how of pastoralists and park rangers.
- The importance of fire management now and in the future.
Contact details: Call +61 8 8946 6721 or email [email protected] to arrange an interview.
Quotes attributable to Dr Fisher:
"NAFI pioneered providing fire information in the land management context in a way that supported land managers in Northern Australia and was quickly found to be incredibly useful among Indigenous people, pastoralists and governments.”
“We hear so much about technology being the solution to things, but technology isn’t the solution unless it’s combined with the right knowledge and right people.”
“Because NAFI was found so useful and has been around so long, it’s deeply embedded in fire and land management in Northern Australia and about 70 per cent of Australia."
Quotes attributable to Dr Jacklyn:
“The idea of NAFI came from land managers, technology specialists and researchers involved with the Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Centre. We converted that idea into something practical and useful.”
“NAFI is driven by the people on the ground and the other agencies we work with. The overwhelming message from over 20 years is collaboration. We wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without land managers valuing the service.”
Contact details:
Raphaella Saroukos she/her
Communications Officer
Marketing, Media & Communications
T: +61 8 8946 6721
E: [email protected]
W: cdu.edu.au
