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Environment
Penelope Jones, Research Fellow in Environmental Health, University of Tasmania

'Unacceptable costs': savanna burning under Australia's carbon credit scheme is harming human health

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Savanna burning projects in northern Australia provide economic benefits to Indigenous communities and claim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But our research suggests smoke from these projects is harming human health.

Northern Australia’s savannas cover about 25% of Australia’s land mass. They’re among the most flammable regions in the world and comprise 70% of Australia’s fire-affected area each year.

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