Denis Rose

Denis Rose is a Gunditjmara traditional owner from South West Victoria, Australia and has had a long involvement in natural and cultural heritage management. He was employed at Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation as a Program Manager and managed the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape which 2019 was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in July 2019.

In the mid 1990s Denis was involved in the establishment of the nationally and internationally recognised Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) program. This program has now voluntarily dedicated more than 90 million ha of Indigenous owned and managed lands as Protected Areas throughout Australia. IPAs are recognised as part of the National Reserve System, protecting the nation’s biodiversity for the benefit of all Australians.