Cathy Smith

Researcher @centrewildfires studying controlled human fire use for agriculture, pastoralism, hunting and gathering

[Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires 🔥 @centrewildfires]

Misconceptions about fire negatively affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods. Join our virtual session @RGS_IBG conference on 31 Aug to hear Dr Paul Laris demystify a prevalent fire myth and rethink our relationship with fire. #wildfires #RGSIBG22 #RGS2022

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Check out this Good Fire podcast with our PhD student @KayladeFreitas1 @RHULGeography, along with Nicolas Cyril - talking about cultural burning practices in Guyana. #goodfire #wildfires

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Misconceptions about fire negatively affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods. Join our virtual session @RGS_IBG conference TODAY to hear @RachelCarmenta demystify a prevalent fire myth and rethink our relationship with fire. #wildfires #RGSIBG22

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Misconceptions about fire negatively affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods. Join our virtual session @RGS_IBG conference on 31 Aug to hear @iokirod demystify a prevalent fire myth and rethink our relationship with fire. #wildfires

[Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires 🔥 @centrewildfires]

Misconceptions about fire negatively affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods. Join our virtual session @RGS_IBG conference on 31 Aug to hear @KayladeFreitas1 demystify a prevalent fire myth and rethink our relationship with fire.

[Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires 🔥 @centrewildfires]

Misconceptions about fire negatively affect biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods. Join our virtual session @RGS_IBG conference on 31 Aug to hear @DrCEriksen demystify a prevalent fire myth and rethink our relationship with fire

[Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires 🔥 @centrewildfires]

Join our virtual session @RGS_IBG conference on 31 Aug - "Between fires: rethinking our relationship with fire" organised by @CathyFire @kapilyadav_1, with speakers:
@KayladeFreitas1, Paul Laris, @DrCEriksen, @RachelCarmenta and Iokiñe Rodríguez Fernandez
https://t.co/voPQX4sTNm

[Cathy Smith @CathyFire]

New paper out with Jay Mistry and @OliPerkins2

We looked at research on fire use across the world to identify trends in different practices

Headline finding - We're losing traditional small scale fire use practices

Here's why that's a problem 👇👇

https://t.co/yExkDDtaWw