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Indigenous Desert Alliance welcomes WA government funding for globally significant fire program
Key points: Indigenous Desert Alliance welcomes the WA government's $5. 3million...
Giovanni Torre 11 Jun 2026
Indigenous-led fire projects set for major carbon credit boost
The federal government has announced two new savanna fire carbon credit methods,...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Apr 2026
Kimberley rangers help shape future of Indigenous fire and carbon sector
More than 50 Indigenous land and sea management representatives from the Kimberl...
Natasha Clark 4 Mar 2026
Indigenous Carbon Industry Network Forum to explore new global Savanna Fire Management methodology
A new Savanna Fire Management methodology grounded in First Nations fire steward...
Giovanni Torre 24 Feb 2026
Traditional Owners, rangers meet to plan cultural fire management across Central Australia
More than 40 Aboriginal rangers and Traditional Owners from four regions gathere...
Natasha Clark 2 Jan 2026
Strengthening Indigenous fire management on Larrakia Country

Indigenous-led fire management across Darwin is set to grow stronger through a new partnership between the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA) and the Larrakia Land...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Oct 31, 2025
New savanna burning methods enter public consultation, a major milestone for First Nations-led climate action

Two updated savanna fire management methods entered public consultation on Thursday at the Carbon Market Institute's 2025 Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit - a major step forward for Aboriginal...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Aug 15, 2025
Honouring Country and community: Ngalmuka Jawoyn Rangers celebrated on World Ranger Day

Each year World Ranger Day shines a light on the dedicated men and women who work on the frontlines of conservation, cultural preservation, and community support.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 1, 2025
Ancient fire practices rekindled in modern firefighting training

The Birpai and Bunyah Local Aboriginal Land Councils are working with Forestry Corporation to integrate cultural burning knowledge with government bushfire management.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 18, 2025
2025 North Australia Savanna Fire Forum: Strengthening communities and fire management on Larrakia Country

Attending the 7th annual North Australia Savanna Fire Forum, hosted by the Indigenous Carbon Industry Network on my beautiful Larrakia Country, was a deeply moving experience.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Mar 10, 2025
Study suggests Tasmanian Aboriginal people managed Country using fire thousands of years earlier than first thought

A new study has revealed Aboriginal people in Tasmania used fire to manage and modify the landscape thousands of years earlier than previously estimated.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 20, 2024
More than 1000 new Indigenous Ranger positions - the majority for First Nations women - to be created

More than 1000 Indigenous Ranger positions will be created Australia-wide—up to 770 of them for First Nations women. The expansion of the Indigenous Rangers Program will see a $355 million inves...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 30, 2024
Indigenous Fire and Land Management mentoring program shares Traditional ways to keep in touch with culture

Smoke rises above the tree tops, drifting across Port Stephens and spreading throughout the greater Hunter region above the Awabakal and Worimi lands.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 26, 2024
Tiwi Islands celebrate fully independent Indigenous-owned carbon enterprise

A huge step has been taken in the Tiwi community's journey towards self-determination and local enterprise development with the transition of a critical carbon enterprise.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 23, 2024
Study finds Indigenous fire management ‘locks up’ more carbon than alternatives

Scientists from Queensland's James Cook University have determined Indigenous fire management techniques can 'lock up' more carbon than alternative methods of native bushland management, with the prac...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 27, 2024
Bromley Aboriginal Corporation uses traditional fire management techniques to keep Country safe

Indigenous burning methods are back in action at the Bromley Indigenous Protected Area. The aim is reserving and reviving habitats for endangered creatures, notably the cherished Palm Cockatoo.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 3, 2024
Indigenous fire management started 11,000 years ago - study

Indigenous fire management in northern Australia was being practised at least 11,000 years ago, James Cook University researchers have found.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 12, 2024
Indigenous rangers hail Top End fire forum a success

The annual Savanna Fire Management (SFM) Program Forum in the Northern Territory has been hailed a success by First Nations fire rangers, with the 2023 event the first time participants gathered in pe...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 23, 2023
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