Indigenous knowledge

A unique collaboration explores the future of our oceans

What if we could imagine a better, more sustainable future for our oceans? Future Seas 2030 is an innovative, interdisciplinary project doing exactly that.

Three practical ways to support Indigenous landscape burning in Australia

How can we support cross-cultural Indigenous fire partnerships to manage Australia's landscape?

Dr Ro Hill on the promise of Environmental Stewardship

With nature declining at an alarming rate, Dr Ro Hill spoke about the promise of environmental stewardship at her Bob Hawke Centre lecture in Adelaide.

Saving baby turtles one nest at a time

We're working with Indigenous rangers in Cape York to give baby turtles the best chance of making it from nest to ocean.

Recognising indigenous pollination conservation practices

Pollinators such as bees, birds, bats and butterflies are in decline globally, a threat to biodiversity and food production all over the world. The importance of pollinators isn’t new to many indigenous communities around the world.

Indigenous icon at risk from sea level rise

Magpie geese flock in their thousands in the Northern Territory, along the coastal flooplains. But what impact could sea level rise have on their habitat?

Kakadu’s wetlands will be partly under salt water in just over 50 years

Kakadu’s fresh water wetlands will be transformed if they become inundated with saltwater due to sea level rise.

Understanding Indigenous water values, rights and development objectives in Australia’s north

An important part of the Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment was engagement with the Indigenous Traditional Owners of the catchments.

Profile: Bardi Jawi marine scientist Marlee Hutton

Marlee Hutton is contributing to a better understanding of west coast marine ecosystems and learning about the role science can play in the issues her and her community in the Kimberley care about.