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Indigenous cultural sites at risk from bushfires

বাংলাদেশী কমিউনিটিও বুশফায়ারের ভহাবহতা দেখে বিচলিত হয়েছে Source: Getty

The bushfires threaten the existence and culture of Indigenous groups... this is the case for Aboriginal peoples as blazes destroy cultural heritage sites.

Updated 16/01/2020

By Marcus Megalokonomos

The world is taking climate change more seriously, and so is Australia; it is currently high on the political agenda.

So, how do you support those that are connected to the land?

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