This publication presents the work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people engaged in caring for Country and culture under the Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA) Programs across Australia over the last five years.

This paper presents a randomised evaluation of collective pay-for-performance payments for ecosystem services. The authors test whether community-level fiscal incentives can curtail the use of land clearing fire, a major source of emissions and negative health externalities, in a critical low regulation setting. The program...

This report provides a transformational vision for a resilient biosecurity system in 2030, and the system changes that can be made to get there.

Regional Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (RILSS) for the Australian Desert region represents an additional, more focused layer to the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) Group’s strategic direction as laid out in the National Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (NILSS) for the period 2019...

The Regional Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (RILSS) for the South-East region represents an additional, more focused layer to the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) Group’s strategic direction as laid out in the National Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (NILSS) for the period 2019...

This Regional Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (RILSS) for the Northern Australia region represents an additional, more focused layer to the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) Group’s strategic direction as laid out in the National Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (NILSS) for the period...

The Regional Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (RILSS) for the South-West Australia region represents an additional, more focused layer to the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) Group’s strategic direction as laid out in the National Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (NILSS) for the period...

The stories and case studies in this report showcase some of the many proud achievements of the Indigenous Ranger and Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) programmes from 2015 to 2017.

India suffers from some of the highest rates of desertification globally. This research argues that it is likely to suffer from extreme biodiversity loss, a decline in living standards and GDP losses unless action is taken to reduce desertification.

The purpose of the Joint Management Plan is to set the strategic direction for the joint management of Barmah National Park and to enable the knowledge and culture of the Yorta Yorta Nation to influence and be recognised in that management.

The National Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy (NILSS) is a requirement under the ATSI Act and is the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation's (ILSC)’s key policy document. This is the ILSC’s first national strategy to include waters.

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT)'s submission in response to the NT Government Economic and Environment Policy Climate Change Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper) and the call for broader consultation to inform the development of the Northern Territory’s Climate Change Strategy.

Aboriginal rangers, their communities and the CLC believe the benefits of their work extends far beyond the obvious environmental outcomes. Ranger employment also creates significant social, cultural and economic benefits.

The development of this strategy was funded by the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, to support Traditional Owner rights and interests in reintroducing Cultural Fire to the landscape.

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) commissioned Winangali and their partners Ipsos and ARTD to evaluate the impact of Fee for Service (FfS) activities undertaken by Indigenous Land and Sea Management (ILSM) organisations (ranger groups).

This publication explores land management in South Australian regions that brings together traditional Aboriginal beliefs and contemporary Western perspectives on the importance of looking after land.

This report outlines how more than one million hectares of woody vegetation, an area more than seven times larger than the size of Queensland’s capital, has been cleared between 2012-13 and 2015-16.

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council's (NSWALC) Strategic Plan sets the organisation's direction and prioritises its efforts towards achieving this renewal. It also gets everyone – our Council, staff, Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) and the broader Aboriginal Land Rights movement on the same...

This analysis paper describes and discusses the history, structure, objectives and achievements of the National Landcare Programme.

This strategy document is to be used as a basis for developing partnerships with different Aboriginal organisations in the Eyre Peninsular region and with the Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula (NREP). It should be treated as a living, evolving strategy as opportunities and priorities change.

This consultation paper includes detailed information on the currently proposed delivery arrangements for Regional Land Partnerships.

This review of the National Landcare Program considered evidence obtained in 2016 from sources including individuals, community and industry groups, government agencies and expert advisory groups. It will inform the government’s consideration about investment in natural resource management from 2018.

The Ugul Malu Kawal Indigenous Protected Area Plan of Management presents the importance of the islands' sacred places, their cultural significance, and their many culturally and ecologically significant native animals and plants.

This interview discusses important land care practices to ensure pastoral sustainability in the Kimberley region.

The clearing of native vegetation is one of the nation's most important, yet controversial, environmental issues. After many decades of governments uncritically promoting land clearing, the ecological ramifications of these actions are now understood. A variety of national programs and policies deal with or have...