Southeast Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium
Established in 1998 by Griffith University and a number of state agencies and local government authorities, we provide a focus for fire ecology research and evidence-based outcomes for the southeast Queensland region.
Our role is to address the issues of fire and biodiversity within the imperatives of life and property protection. We do this by:
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Disseminating knowledge
- Investigating and implementing research
- Providing information to assist with fire management decision-making
We are supported by the Centre for Innovative Conservation Strategies and a number of sponsors.
Our activities are based on the following strategic themes:
Fire is pivotal to the functioning of ecosystems in Australia, affecting the distribution and abundance of the continent's unique and highly diverse range of plants and animals. Conservation of this natural biodiversity therefore requires a good understanding of scientific processes involved in the action of fire on the landscape.
(Bradstock et al. 2002. Flammable Australia: The Fire Regimes & Biodiversity of a Continent).