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Call for support for Indigenous Rangers on bird flu frontline
An independent NGO working with Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Area...
Giovanni Torre 10 Aug 2026
Senior Elder petitions to halt rocket and military testing at Koonibba Test Range
More than 1,300 people have thrown their support behind a Senior Elder's petitio...
Giovanni Torre 6 Aug 2026
Pacific calls for fairer global biodiversity reporting ahead of COP17
Pacific nations have warned the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Glob...
Rebekah Rasmussen 4 Aug 2026
First Aboriginal Rangers team for Boorloo / Perth celebrates official launch
Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association (BNAA) is celebrating the launch of its new...
Giovanni Torre 30 Jun 2026
Vanuatu puts ecosystems at centre of climate planning
Vanuatu has launched new policy tools to strengthen the role of forests, mangrov...
Rebekah Rasmussen 24 Jun 2026
Finnis River closure line: Northern Land Council warns illegal fishers will face consequences

The Northern Land Council says it has continued to receive multiple reports of unlawful fishing access beyond the Finnis River Closure Line, the Little Finniss River and Fog Bay coastline.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 19, 2026
Canadian First Nations leaders urge government to protect wild salmon in British Columbia

Canadian First Nations leaders have urged the country's federal government to keep its promise to protect wild salmon in British Columbia. Key points: Indigenous leaders have urged the Canadian gover...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 18, 2026
National Environment Week drives local action across Samoa

Samoa has launched new biodiversity, invasive species and environmental communication tools as part of National Environment Week. The week was held under the theme "Local Actions for Global Impact" an...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 26, 2026
Indigenous rangers discover Boorloo / Perth Hills population of rare native fish thought to be extinct

Key points:- A native fish species, the Balston's pygmy perch was thought to be locally extinct before this discovery- Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association's BoorYul-Bah-Bilya Program aims to address...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 25, 2026
Indigenous artwork marks completion of Swan-Canning Estuary reef restoration project

The unveiling of a sign featuring Aboriginal artwork has marked the completion of Boorloo / Perth's Swan-Canning Estuary Reef Restoration Project.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 12, 2026
'If we don't look after Country, we won't have anything' - Maaman Marra Boodja founder Clint Hansen shares traditional knowledge of the land

The TAAM project (Transformational Aboriginal Agricultural Methods) works with traditional owners and farmers in regional communities to address drought resilience, exploring ways we can improve soil...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 11, 2026
Cultural heritage key as vast Pilungah Reserve permanently protected from mining, logging and grazing

A significant stretch of Country in north-western Queensland - about twice the size of Magandjin / Brisbane - has been granted the highest level of legal protection for private land in Australia.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
'The Hidden One' revealed - newly identified skink species known to Wiimpatja Traditional Owners as Kungaka

A lizard known to Wiimpatja Aboriginal Owners as Kungaka - the Hidden One - has been formally described as a new species, acknowledged in research published Tuesday in Zootaxa.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 14, 2026
Drastic caribou decline sparks urgent talks between Indigenous leaders and Quebec officials

Indigenous leaders in Quebec are weighing measures to address the decline in Caribou numbers. The Leaf River caribou population in the north of the Canadian province have been in drastic decline in re...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 3, 2026
Groundbreaking partnership to protect Deen Maar / Lady Julia Percy Island

A new research partnership will protect Deen Maar (AKA Lady Julia Percy Island), a sacred island and important wildlife site off the coast of Port Fairy.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 24, 2026
Karajarri people secure greater control via new sea Country IPA

The first Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area in the south-west Kimberley region in Western Australia will strive to protect the biodiversity on Country.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 20, 2026
Aboriginal Studies Press launch new art and cultural knowledge book

Gija Trees and Grasses, a major new work by senior Gija artist and cultural leader Birrmarriya Shirley Purdie created in collaboration with linguist, artist and gardener Frances Kofod, guides readers...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Mar 18, 2026
Indigenous rangers find rarely seen animals in first camera survey of Truwana

The first camera survey ever conducted on Truwana / Cape Barren Island off Tasmania - led by the Truwana Rangers - has recorded two rarely seen animals: white-footed dunnarts and blonde echidnas.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 11, 2026
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