Knowledge brokering for Indigenous land management

Home

NESP Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub

Projects

Knowledge brokering for Indigenous land management

Keywords: Indigenous Land management, ILM, Indigenous land and sea management programs, ILSMPs, ILSMP, knowledge sharing, knowledge brokering, showing and sharing, barriers, limitations, 3D mapping, interactive mapping, projection mapping, Traditional Owners, environmental assets, cultural values, development planning, natural and cultural resources, Indigenous cultural and natural resource management, Indigenous ecological knowledge, IEK, weaving knowledge, knowledge systems, cultural brokers, guidelines for use, knowledge uptake, knowledge-sharing, two-way learning, workshops, Fitzory River, Fitzroy River catchment, Indigenous-driven research, Indigenous rangers

In partnership with CSIRO, the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA), and with support from the Australian Committee of the IUCN, we answered a call from the Indigenous-majority Project Steering Group to develop a set of Best Practice Guidelines for working with Indigenous knowledge in land and sea management that would:

Empower Indigenous people to look after Country ‘our way’.
Improve environmental conditions and recognise the multiple social, cultural and economic benefits that come from effective Indigenous adaptive management of Country.

The Best Practice Guidelines are Indigenous-led, based on an open, transparent process established by the Project Steering Group of calling for Indigenous Peoples to submit case studies that demonstrate best practice in working with Indigenous knowledge. Indigenous leadership of the Guidelines occurred through:

Indigenous-led Project Steering Group.
Indigenous-led case studies.
Indigenous lead co-authors for each chapter.
Indigenous review, consultation and input.
Face-to-face discussions about the Guidelines at meetings and workshops.

OKOW front cover

Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country Guidelines

Our Knowledge Our Way Guidelines Summary

Launch webcast video

Launch video

Image warning
Discussions about Our Knowledge, Our Way Guidelines with Rangers at NLC Forum
Discussions about Our Knowledge, Our Way Guidelines with Rangers at NLC Forum
Discussions about Our Knowledge, Our Way Guidelines with Rangers at NLC Forum
Ngurrara Rangers, photo Kimberley Land Council. To respect cultural protocols, photos cannot be copied or reproduced in any way without written permission from the KLC.
Karajarri Rangers, Photo Kimberley Land Council. To respect cultural protocols, photos cannot be copied or reproduced in any way without written permission from the KLC.
Karajarri Rangers, Photo Kimberley Land Council. To respect cultural protocols, photos cannot be copied or reproduced in any way without written permission from the KLC.
Bardi Jawi Rangers, photo Kimberley Land Council. To respect cultural protocols, photos cannot be copied or reproduced in any way without written permission from the KLC.
Wild flower, photo Michael Lawrence-Taylor
Traditional resources, photo Glenn campbell