GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE CONSERVATION AND TRANSPORT OF FIRE

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GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE
Technique: CONSERVATION AND TRANSPORT OF FIRE

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Traditional societies found burning a useful tool, and depended on it for centuries in their day-to-day activities. Among agriculturists it was (and still is) used to clear bush for settlements and gardens. Fire was also used to improve grazing, eliminate ticks and other pests, and increase wildlife numbers by maximizing production of food supplies. Traditional hunters used fire not only as a hunting weapon to force animals out of hiding from particular sites held sacred, but also to direct them into open areas for an easy kill.

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Technique
CONSERVATION AND TRANSPORT OF FIRE
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F - Energy and resources management
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F1
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Alanna Gerardi
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Reference: All information comes from First Ad Hoc Panel on Traditional Knowledge.