First Peoples land management
Alternative labels
Land councils
Indigenous land management
Aboriginal land councils
Land and sea councils
Report
Evolving markets, emerging solutions: carbon market report 2025
With the annual traded value of Australian carbon credits passing $1 billion for the first time, this report examines how Australia’s carbon market is evolving. It provides insights on the state of the carbon market and its contribution to net zero targets, as well as the importance of action to reduce emissions by large emitters...
Discussion paper
Trending up: how clean energy agreement-making in Australia is raising the bar on benefit and co-ownership arrangements for Australian Traditional Owners
The clean energy transition has the potential to be very beneficial for Australian Traditional Owners on whose Country much of it will occur. However, the transition also brings significant risks. This discussion paper on native title agreements relating to renewable energy identifies five factors that are critical to success for Traditional Owners.
Strategy
Future drought fund investment strategy
The strategy is the Australian government's roadmap for building drought-resilient farms, landscapes and communities. It outlines the mix, funding and delivery of Future Drought Fund programs, identifying five investment priorities and informing stakeholders when they can engage with drought resilience programs and activities.
Report
Australia’s state of the forests report: synthesis 2023
Australia’s forest policy and management is underpinned by legal, institutional and economic frameworks at the national and the state and territory levels. These frameworks provide for reporting to the community on the state of Australia’s forests. This report provides a summary of Australia’s 44 indicators of sustainable forest management.
Report
Voicing First Nations Country, culture and community in urban policy
Current approaches to engaging First Nations peoples in urban policy and planning are placing an unreasonable and unsustainable burden, especially on Traditional Custodians. This research examines the relationship of First Nations peoples in Australia to urban policy, and is designed to centre First Nations sovereignty, authority, knowledge, governance and agency as the starting point toward...