A large proportion of the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin in the Northern Territory, are burnt every year, releasing significant amounts of carbon dioxide and other Greenhouse gases into the air. Tiwi Islanders and CSIRO are working together on the Tiwi Carbon Study to develop a …

IPA in English stands for an ‘Indigenous Protected Area’. The Australian Government made the IPA program to help Aboriginal people from all over Australia to look after country for the benefit of all Australians. An IPA looks after the plants, animals and cultural sites for …

Desert rangers are saving Tjakuṟa from extinction. Tjakuṟa is the Great Desert Skink, also known as Warrarna, Tjalapa and Mulyamiji. It is a species of cultural significance to Aboriginal people. In 2021 the Australian Government contracted the Indigenous Desert …

This country is strong and will remain strong for us. It is alive in spirit. Country always welcomes us and reminds us that we are family. We have the responsibility to look after our father’s and mother’s country by following the Law. We don’t make the Law; our Law is …

Reading the Country is a series created by Warlpiri knowledge holders from the Northern and Southern Tanami Indigenous Protected Ares with the Central Land Council.

This animation was adapted from one developed by Live and Learn Environmental Education and Pacific Island people to raise awareness of climate change causes and impacts in the Pacific. NAILSMA and Live and Learn adapted it to tell a similar story in relation to north Australia. …

Good news stories from the Dhimurru Rangers from Yirrkala and the Yirralka Womens Rangers

Reading the Country is a series created by Warlpiri knowledge holders from the Northern and Southern Tanami Indigenous Protected Ares with the Central Land Council.