As Australia confronts biodiversity loss, this research underscores the importance of listening to those who know Country best.
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Scientists have been gathering coral spawn to create baby corals via ‘coral IVF’. Until now, much of this research has been done without consultation with Traditional Custodians.
To First Nations women, ‘care’ is more broad and all-encompassing than traditional definitions. We need a new approach to capturing, and appreciating, their work, paid and unpaid.
We now have a proven model for supporting self-determined building on Aboriginal homelands. The next question is how can its reach be extended?
Indigenous ranger programs have now been running successfully for a decade. Given Queensland’s size and large Indigenous population, there’s a strong case for expanding the program in that state.
Remote Indigenous communities aren’t just places to live - they are also crucial for supporting ranger programs and other projects that protect the environment in areas that might otherwise go untended.
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Associate Professor in cross-cultural ecology, Macquarie University
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Emeritus professor, School of Regulation and Global Governance, ANU, Australian National University
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Associate professor, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Social Policy, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Associate Professor, CAEPR, Australian National University
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Co-Founder and Managing Director of Her Story, lead on U Right Sis? project, Indigenous Knowledge
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ARC DECRA Fellow & Senior Lecturer in Construction Management, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Indigenous Partnerships Coordinator, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indigenous Knowledge
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
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Senior Gamay Ranger, Indigenous Knowledge
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Senior Research Scientist, Benthic and Restoration Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Conservation Biologist, Taronga Conservation Society Australia; Senior Research Fellow, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Ecologist, Charles Darwin University