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Vanuatu communities lead fight against invasive species
Communities across Vanuatu are using local knowledge and conservation programs t...
Joseph Guenzler 11 Sep 2026
Traditional knowledge helps reveal reef and mangrove connection
A decade-long partnership between Bardi Jawi rangers and Australian marine scien...
Jackson Clark 7 Sep 2026
Gulf dugong numbers plunge as Traditional Owners call for urgent action
Dugong numbers in the Gulf of Carpentaria have fallen sharply since the last reg...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Sep 2026
Sacred Indigenous landscape Karlu Karlu gains international recognition
Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve has received international recognition, becomin...
Jackson Clark 25 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
Indigenous-led conservation helps protect endangered Indonesian cockatoo

New research has shown an Indigenous community in Indonesia is protecting one of the world's rarest cockatoos without abandoning a centuries-old sacred tradition.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 4, 2026
Vanuatu puts ecosystems at centre of climate planning

Vanuatu has launched new policy tools to strengthen the role of forests, mangroves, reefs and traditional knowledge in national climate adaptation planning.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 24, 2026
Significant wetland to remain in Indigenous hands following federal funding deal

One of Australia's most significant inland wetlands will remain in Indigenous hands and undergo major restoration works following a $15 million investment to support the Nari Nari Tribal Council's ste...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 12, 2026
Budget misses opportunity to strengthen Indigenous-led biosecurity across northern Australia

The Federal Budget has delivered renewed investment in native species protection, however Indigenous land and sea management leaders say it has fallen short of securing one of Australia's most effecti...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 8, 2026
Funding supports Torres Strait reef protection work

Nearly $1 million in funding is set to support work to reduce crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks and strengthen coral resilience across Torres Strait Sea Country.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 8, 2026
The Nature Conservancy appoints Palauan leader to guide Pacific conservation work

Palauan conservation leader Keobel "KB" Sakuma has been appointed executive director of The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) Micronesia and Polynesia business unit.

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 15, 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
Young Indigenous eco warrior named as finalist in Queensland awards

Scarlett-Jean Cheetham has been named a finalist in the 2026 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards after years of community work, fundraising and marine conservation efforts in Gimuy (Cairns).

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 4, 2026
Decades of planning sees yellow-footed rock wallaby return to Mutawintji Lands

More than 40 years of planning to return the yellow-footed rock wallaby to Western Ridge on Mutawintji Lands north-east of Broken Hill is set to be realised in a major conservation milestone.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 21, 2026
Indigenous rangers lead turtle protection push across Cape York

Indigenous ranger groups across western Cape York are intensifying efforts to protect endangered marine turtles, with new figures showing the scale of feral pig control and nest monitoring across remo...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 31, 2026
K'gari Traditional Owners raise dingo management concerns following fatal attack

K'gari Traditional Owners frustrated at the management of dingoes intend to deliver a customary blessing of the area of the Queensland island where a young woman recently died, allegedly from a pack a...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 23, 2026
Caring for Sea Country supported through extension of ghost net initiative

The Northern Territory's Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed the federal government's support of Indigenous ranger groups through its ghost net initiative. Announced Thursday, $25.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 19, 2025
NT Aboriginal voices call for stronger protections in federal environmental law changes

The Northern Territory's four land councils are warning a senate inquiry that proposed changes to federal environment laws risk "irreversible damage to Country, culture and communities".

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 19, 2025
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