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Malind-Anim Indigenous people lose West Papuan forest court battle under Indonesian law
A court has rejected the Malind-Anim Indigenous community's legal challenge to p...
Andrew Mathieson 24 Sep 2026
Traditional Owners leading research on how Cultural Fire and Indigenous Knowledge Systems can strengthen climate resilience
Traditional Owners across Queensland are leading research on Country to better u...
Phoebe Blogg 22 Sep 2026
'Better outcomes for waterways and Country': DJAARA releases first Environmental Water Plan
The collaborative use of traditional knowledge and western science promises stro...
Jarred Cross 17 Sep 2026
Caring for Country: Indigenous rangers and other land stewards gather for WA's first Statewide Joint Management Forum
More than 160 Traditional Owners, Aboriginal Rangers and WA Department of Biodiv...
Giovanni Torre 17 Sep 2026
Protectors of the Amazon strengthen their forest defence at activism convention
Indigenous voices of South America have demonstrated a range of activism and adv...
Andrew Mathieson 16 Sep 2026
Vanuatu communities lead fight against invasive species

Communities across Vanuatu are using local knowledge and conservation programs to tackle invasive species and restore culturally important landscapes.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 11, 2026
First Nations ranger knowledge reveals threats facing Northern Territory green turtles

First Nations ranger groups working in protected areas have identified illegal commercial fishing as a major concern for the Northern Territory's green turtle populations, a study led by Charles Darwi...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 11, 2026
Western Arrernte artist turns buffel grass into powerful environmental message

A new art exhibition in Mparntwe / Alice Springs is using one of Central Australia's most damaging invasive weeds to highlight the disappearance of traditional bush foods.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 10, 2026
Traditional knowledge helps reveal reef and mangrove connection

A decade-long partnership between Bardi Jawi rangers and Australian marine scientists has confirmed the important connection between mangrove and reef ecosystems in Western Australia's Kimberley regio...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 7, 2026
WA heritage department asks City of Busselton for more information on Aboriginal site clearing

Western Australia's heritage department has asked the City of Busselton for more information on proposed works overlapping a registered Aboriginal heritage site.

Water Act needs 'major rewrite' to include First Nations rights, advocates say

With a review of the federal Water Act underway, the Gamilaroi Water Carriers - Elder Traditional Owner women based in Moree, New South Wales - have come together "because the voices of the Northern B...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 3, 2026
Traditional Owners urge federal government to recognise and respect water rights in Act review

Indigenous Nations-led and governed water organisations have united to call on the Australian Government to deliver a stronger national vision for water reform through the review of the Water Act 2007...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
Exclusive: Calls for urgent investigation over animal welfare concerns around Alcoa Pinjarra refinery

Animal welfare and environmental concerns have been raised following reports of incapacitated kangaroos and dead birds found within Alcoa's Pinjarra refinery.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
'Now we have a dollar figure' - First Nations groups urge action on buffel grass as new report reveals scale of threat

A new Northern Territory report has found buffel grass poses a threat of economic loss almost 60 times greater than any benefit. Buffel grass was declared a weed in the Territory in 2024, having been...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 28, 2026
Traditional Owners to help shape $30 million program protecting Great Barrier Reef and Catchments

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the health of the Great Barrier Reef cannot be separated from the rivers, waterways and catchments flowing across Country.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 26, 2026
Aboriginal children from the Goldfields playing key creative role in important public health campaign

An innovative sand-animation video created by Aboriginal children from the Goldfields is helping spread the word about a project to identify childhood exposure to heavy metals across remote communitie...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 18, 2026
Eastern Maar Traditional Owners mark milestone return of Falbala

A Divestment Ceremony earlier this month celebrated the handover of 252-hectare Beech Forest property from the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) to Eastern Maar Traditional Owners, who will r...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 17, 2026
Fire truck handover empowers community, protects Country

The NSW Rural Fire Service has gifted a fire truck to the Muli Muli community, equipping the community to better protect itself for generations to come.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 17, 2026
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