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Managing the Northern Australian Coastline
through Indigenous Protected Areas
Nanni Concu and Katherine May
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR)
Australian National University, Canberra
Littoral 2010: Adapting to Global Change at the Coast
21-23 September 2010, London, UK
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Outline
Indigenous Protected areas (IPAs) in Australia
Institutional and ecological processes in IPAs
Dhimurru IPA
Djelk IPA
An Effective Model?
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Indigenous Communities in Australia
2.5% of Australian
population identify as
Indigenous
(500,000 people)
25% live in remote or
very remote areas
1,200 small
dispersed
communities
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The Indigenous Estate
Approximately 1.5million sq kms
20% of theAustralian landmass
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Land Management Activities
Weed Control
Fire Management
Feral AnimalManagement
Marineprotection
Photo source: CAEPR
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Indigenous Protected Areas in Australia
Source: DEWHA, 2010
A framework for
conservation and
cultural protection of
Indigenous-owned land
Based on a voluntary
agreement
Managed under IUCN
Guidelines for
Protected Areas
Part of Australia¶s
National Reserve
System (NRS)
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Institutional and ecological scales of IPAs
Acknowledgment of Indigenous
rights and interests in protected
area management.
Australia¶s obligations under
the CBD to expand the NRS
Interim Biogeographic
Regionalisation for Australia
(IBRA)
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Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area
IUCN Category
Sub-bioregionMajor
vegetation typeSize
Annual Budget (2008/09)
No. Employed
V Arnhem Coast 3 Savannah 101,000 ha $1,785,777 22
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Dhimurru Aboriginal
Corporation
Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area
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Conflicting development
Invasive plants and animal species
Rights and responsibilities to sea country
Budget
Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area
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Djelk
Djelk Indigenous Protected Area
Source: Djelk Rangers
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Invasive plants and animal species
Sea country
Djelk Indigenous Protected Area
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An effective model?
Indigenous land-owners rights and powers
External threats
Sea Country
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