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.
Australia
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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.
Replanting a Salt-Damaged Wheatbelt with Native Bush
The Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor is replanting a 200-kilometre strip of native mallee bush across Western Australia's salt-degraded wheatbelt to lower salinity and rebuild eroded farmland.
Dhimurru: Yolŋu Rangers Guarding Australia's First Land and Sea Indigenous Protected Area
Yolŋu Traditional Owners founded Dhimurru to manage Australia's first jointly declared land and sea Indigenous Protected Area across northeast Arnhem Land.
Firesticks Alliance: Reviving Cultural Fire Across Australia
An Indigenous-led network is putting traditional 'cool burning' knowledge back into Aboriginal hands to heal Country and cut catastrophic bushfire risk across Australia.
Scottsdale Reserve: Reviving Australia's Critically Endangered Grasslands
On a former sheep and cattle property south of Canberra, conservationists are rebuilding critically endangered natural temperate grassland paddock by paddock.
Returning Cape York to Its Traditional Owners
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.