First Peoples land management
Alternative labels
Land councils
Indigenous land management
Aboriginal land councils
Land and sea councils
Report
Rivers, the veins of our Country
This report presents case studies from First Nations community members into how Indigenous people are working across the Basin to achieve shared cultural and environmental benefits through the delivery of water for the environment.
Evaluation
The 2020 Basin Plan evaluation: social, economic and cultural evidence report
The Murray-Darling Basin Plan sets the amount of water that can be taken from the Basin each year. This evaluation is a legislated check point, 8 years after the introduction of the Murray–Darling Basin Plan. It provides an opportunity to assess: how implementation is tracking, if outcomes are being achieved and areas for improvement.
Book
On Taungurung Land: sharing history and culture
This publication is the first monograph to examine how the Taungurung Nation of central Victoria negotiated with protectors and pastoralists to retain possession of their own country for as long as possible. The book shares generational knowledge, in order to revitalise relationships to place and establish respect and mutual practices of care for Country.
Working paper
Challenges and opportunities with native forestry on Māori land
The authors explore the decision-making processes of a sample of Māori landowners in Te Tairāwhiti to understand the extent to which funding programmes and afforestation incentives from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) enable them to meet their own aspirations for their land. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 Māori land-use decision-makers that represent...
Report
The WA Sandalwood Taskforce Report
In this report, the WA Sandalwood Taskforce has provided eight recommendations to the state government that will support the growth of economic opportunities for Aboriginal people.