CSIRO Indigenous Engagement

Traditional knowledge can tell us much about the ecology of northern Australia. MalakMalak traditional owners from the Daly River region in the Northern Territory worked with CSIRO to create a seasonal calendar of plant knowledge. (1 page)

Indigenous ecological knowledge can tell us much about the ecology of northern Australia. The Nauiyu community from Daly River in the Northern Territory worked with CSIRO to create a seasonal calendar. (1 page)

This is an executive summary of the Healthy Country, Healthy People Strategic Framework to guide government investment in Indigenous cultural and natural resource management in the Northern Territory. (22 pages)

This 58-page report focusses on the Indigenous access provisions of the 2004 National Water Initiative (NWI) and reviews the processes that have been implemented to date for participation by Indigenous groups.

Scientists from CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems in Darwin hosted a workshop in 2006 to identify and protect Indigenous values in water resource management with outcomes presented in this report.

This 70-page CSIRO report assessed the potential value of land management practices that can sequester carbon or change emissions regimes on indigenous lands.

Plans for Conservation Parks and Nature Reserves under the Ord Final Agreement. CSIRO supported this project through co-investment of resources to support the research and writing of this framework. (116 pages)

The Yoorrooyang Dawang Joint Planning Guidelines (YDJPG) are the second stage of an innovative process of planning for joint managment of the conservation estate between Traditional Owners and the Western Australian Government, arising out of the Ord Final Agreement (OFA). (63 pages)