#Indigenous knowlege

Aerial view of desert with many circular bare patches

Mystery of Australia’s desert circles revealed

They're an ecological enigma across desert country in Africa and Australia. Now, a collaboration between ecologists and indigenous rangers in Australia finds the answer to this unique desert pattern.

aerial view of woodlands

Wired woodlands signal stress as climate dries

Nowhere else in the world supports trees 20m tall at such low rainfall. Intensive scientific monitoring is tracking by the second their struggle for survival.

Grass fire in a lightly wooded area.

On-country enterprises for healthy communities and a healthy environment

Programs to build Indigenous and scientific knowledge partnerships are tackling a range of contemporary sustainable development issues.

CSIRO and Ngadju tackle bushfires in the Great Western Woodlands

Ngadju people and CSIRO are bringing old and new ways of fire management together to help protect one of the most unique woodlands on the planet, Western Australia's Great Western Woodlands.

An orange and blue coloured insect on a branch with small green leaves

Putting Australian Indigenous knowledge on the world map

Indigenous knowledge could soon sit side-by-side with western science in the world’s most comprehensive repository of information about Australia’s plant and animal species—the Atlas of Living Australia. Pilot projects in Arnhem Land and Cape York are revealing how the Atlas might support the needs and aspirations of different Traditional Owner groups.