Abstract

Global climate change measures, such as emissions-reduction schemes, operate over many areas long occupied by indigenous peoples and local communities in Southeast Asia and Australasia. REDD+ emissions-reduction schemes seek to realize both environmental protection and co-benefits, including the retention of cultural heritage and traditional knowledge. Customary fire-reduction methods practiced in northern Australia by Aboriginal people are now included within the Australian emissions-trading scheme. This model could provide a useful basis for the incorporation of swidden cultivation into REDD+ programmes in Malaysia.

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