Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa: Martu Rangers Caring for the Western Desert
Martu Traditional Owners run four ranger teams protecting threatened desert wildlife and culture across millions of hectares of Western Australia's Western Desert.
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Martu Traditional Owners run four ranger teams protecting threatened desert wildlife and culture across millions of hectares of Western Australia's Western Desert.
Since 1990, this Traditional Owner-run legal service has helped hand native title over four-fifths of the Cape York Peninsula back to its Aboriginal custodians.
Aboriginal-owned ALFA (NT) Limited pays Traditional Owners to burn Arnhem Land the old way, turning ancient fire knowledge into carbon credits that fund rangers and community programs.
Yolŋu Traditional Owners founded Dhimurru to manage Australia's first jointly declared land and sea Indigenous Protected Area across northeast Arnhem Land.
An Indigenous-led network is putting traditional 'cool burning' knowledge back into Aboriginal hands to heal Country and cut catastrophic bushfire risk across Australia.