Indigenous Protected Areas
Country Needs People has been campaigning for Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Area programs which manage vast areas of Australia's environment.
Funding to protect millions of hectares of bushland across the country has been welcomed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land managers and rangers.
Anangu Traditional Owners are gathering at Ilpili, a significant water site between Walungurru (Kintore) and Papunya, to celebrate the new Central Western Desert Indigenous Protected Area on Wednesday...
The dedication of the Mayala Indigenous Protected Area has been celebrated with a ceremony near Ardyaloon, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
A government appointed panel is exploring the idea of ending logging in NSW native forests within four years. The government is under mounting pressure over the impact of its own logging business on n...
Indigenous land and water managers from across Australia will gather on Larrakia Country in Darwin from Wednesday to Friday this week at the Dangkal Gwo'yal-wa (Strong Country) Land and Water Manageme...
The Australian government is set to establish 12 new Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) following a $14.6 million investment. IPAs are areas of land and sea country managed by First Nations groups, and...
More than 20 Indigenous Rangers and other Traditional Owners converged on Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday for an event marking 25 years of Indigenous Protected Areas.
Traditional Owner groups responsible for managing their sea and land areas are set for a big funding boost. Environment Minister Tanya Plibsersek has pledged $160.
Kiwirrkurra, Australia's most remote community, celebrated its 40th anniversary last week with the launch of a special project during an evening concert.
Country Needs People, the national non-profit dedicated to supporting Indigenous land and sea management, has urged the federal government to ensure inflation does not undermine the important work of...
Canada's government has committed to AU$864 million of funding for Indigenous-led conservation projects over the next seven years. The funding, announced by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last...
Indigenous Protected Areas now make up more than half of the land in Australia's National Reserve System with the new Aṉangu Tjutaku IPA, but concerns have been raised about cuts made to key fed...