Aboriginal Australians have lived on the land for millennia, developing a strong commitment to look after it, as well as accumulating generations of traditional knowledge about the ecology.
We also invest in partnering with Aboriginal groups who are themselves landowners – often of vast estates.
Established: 2014
Partnership area: 1.2 million hectares / 12,000 km²
Location: Arnhem Land, 450 km east of Darwin, 230 km east of Jabiru
Guruwiling (Arafura Swamp) is the largest freshwater ecosystem in Arnhem Land. We support the Arafura Swamp Rangers developing governance and administrative capacity as well as conservation planning.
Established: 2011
Partnership area: 6.6 million hectares / 16,000 km²
Location: 900 km north-east of Perth, 500 km south-east of Port Hedland
The Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area covers a section of the Little Sandy and Gibson Deserts that's roughly the size of Tasmania. Traditional Owners are the Martu people, whose ranger program employs locals from Wiluna and surrounds.
Established: 2014
Partnership area: 650,000 hectares / 6,500 km²
Location: Central-west Kimberley, north of Fitzroy Crossing
Bunuba Country includes Giekie Gorge, Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge National Parks. Their Native Title rights were recognised in 2012 and we're working with the Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation on their Healthy Country Plan.
Established: 2009
Partnership area: 22,350 hectares / 223 km²
Location: Central-west NSW, 290km west of Dubbo
For Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan people Mawonga Station is a significant part of their traditional Country. Through the Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation, Mawonga was purchased on their behalf with funds from the Commonwealth Government National Reserve System program and the Indigenous Land Corporation. We've helped with the property purchase, ecological assessments and their management plan.
Established: 2014
Partnership area: 869,822 hectares
Location: Cape York, 300 km north-west of Cairns, Queensland
Olkola Country encompasses a diversity of habitats including important wetlands, riparian zones and open woodlands. Its healthy woodlands and grasslands are the largest remaining stronghold for the endangered Golden-shouldered Parrot (Alwal) – an important totemic species. We supported the development of Olkola's ten-year strategic Healthy Country Plan and continue to work together on a long-term project to protect Alwal, supporting Olkola to lead the National Recovery Team.
Established: 2007
Partnership area: 1.4 million hectares / 14,000 km²
Location: Arnhem Land, 230 km east of Darwin, 30 km east of Jabiru
We've supported the development and implementation of a plan of management for the Warddeken Indigenous Protected Area. This will ensure the sustainable management of the region for conservation, and the protection of important cultural sites under the direction of the Nawardekken Traditional Owners.
Established: 2011
Partnership area: 760,000 hectares / 7,600 km² (Uunguu Indigenous Protected Area, stages 1 and 2)
Location: North-west Kimberley, 600 km north-east of Derby
The land and waters of the Wunambal Gaambera covers an incredible 2.5 million hectares of white sandy beaches, rocky escarpments and rugged gorges. We've helped create a Healthy Country Plan and support works on the ground.