Indigenous land management
ALTERNATIVE LABELS
Land and sea councils
Aboriginal land councils
Land councils
NARROWER TERMS
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...
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...
Report
Native grains from paddock to plate
This study presents a project investigating the economic, environmental and social features of the ancient native grains food system of Aboriginal people in the modern world.
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.
Submission
A proposed national policy statement on Indigenous biodiversity
The Ministry for the Environment and the Department of Conservation have published key themes from submissions made during the consultation on the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. Over 7,000 submissions were made on the proposed NPS including valuable suggestions for improvements.
Report
Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country
These guidelines are a key output from a project of the Australian government’s National Environmental Science Program (NESP), Northern Australia Environmental Resources (NAER) Hub, titled Knowledge Brokering for Indigenous Land Management.
Briefing paper
Background paper: Cultural burning practices in Australia
This paper provides background about cultural burning practices in Australia and surveys some of the literature about the practice.
Briefing paper
Cultural vandalism: regulated destruction of Aboriginal cultural heritage in New South Wales
Aboriginal people in New South Wales have been trying to strengthen the law that is supposed to protect their cultural heritage since the late 1970s, but reform remains elusive. This paper outlines some reasons why.
Evaluation
Northern Australia aquaculture industry situational analysis project
The objective of this analysis project is to identify key challenges and opportunities facing the northern Australian aquaculture sector, and to explore potential solutions and identify the most strategic research projects for further investment.
Article
Destruction of Juukan Gorge: we need to know the history of artefacts, but it is more important to keep them in place
This article explores First Nations peoples' connection to land, in the aftermath of Rio Tinto detonating a 46,000 year old site known as Juukan Gorge in Western Australia.