Rangeland Fire – Policy Pressures and Policy Options

Uncontrolled, or even malicious, burning of rangeland can stem from inappropriate land tenure policies that exclude rangeland users from management of the range and may leave them resentful against other users or government authority.

Uncontrolled fire may also be an accidental side effect of the use of fire as a hunting technique. The discussion of inappropriate institutions for conservation and under–investment in biodiversity may be relevant.

The risks of uncontrolled burning can be minimised, and the use of fire as a positive management toll maximised, by policies of

- strengthening local natural resource management

and, if burning for hunting is a factor,

- building appropriate conservation institutions

- introducing conservation schemes for biodiversity

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