We feel it is important to share what we
and those we work with are achieving and learning together

Rangers and community working together for a healthy future

Prior to each meeting and meal, we participated in a prayer and acknowledgment of those past, present and future. A powerful process that brought spirit and respect to all proceedings. The Centre for Appropriate Technology and Conservation Management are in the process of supporting the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) to develop and deliver a community-based approach to update the Masigalgal Working on Country Plan in the Torres Strait.

Dja Dja Wurrung - "Doing things the right way"

Dja Dja Wurrung Country, from central Victoria, are implementing their Rivers and Waterways program as identified in their Healthy Country Plan, Djelkunya Dja. To achieve the diverse goals set by community, Dja Dja Wurrung have embarked on five water projects, each with individual project officers. 

BHP Yandi mine working with Banjima traditional owners

Banjima people value all of Banjima country - but these days BHP, Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Fortescue Metals, tourists, conservationists and pastoralist value it too.  Modern management of Banjima country requires Banjima people to work with many stakeholders, and they are using their Banjima Yurlubajagu Strategic Plan to help others understand their shared vision for Banjima country. 

Li-Anthawirriyarra Sea Country Rangers

Located in the heart of the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Li-Anthawirriyarra Sea Country Rangers have been operating since 2003 and have large areas of country recognised as Indigenous Protect Areas. Evolving from an initial 2 rangers to now 16 and are leaders within their community.

Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation benefits from Lotterywest grant

The Banjima people began their ranger journey in 2017. They were deeply concerned by the deteriorating health of their Elders, and with that, an imminent loss of culture, language and history. 

Open Standards / Healthy Country planning workshop Feb 2019

The recently held training course in Planning and adaptive management for protected areas was run out of Poatina, Tasmania in early February.  Healthy Country Planning (HCP) is based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation and is helping link conservation projects globally.

Kingoonya NRM district leading the way

What do we need to do to keep on top of weeds? What do we do about tracks that affect the flow of water? What can pastoral properties do to continue being productive under these challenging conditions? These were some of the questions the Kingoonya NRM group were asking and hearing when they brought local community and industry members together to review and adapt the Kingoonya District NRM Action Plan.  

More than a Conservation Action Plan

The South Australian Murray-Darling Basin (SAMDB) NRM Board know how important the Danggali mallee landscape is to the people that live, work and visit the area. To help protect and restore the values that all those people care about SAMDB NRM Board worked with Birdlife Australia, Australian Lands Trust and Conservation Management to bring stakeholders and Traditional Owners together to develop a landscape scale Conservation Action Plan for the area.

WWF-Malaysia go full circle

The independent evaluation of WWF-Malaysia’s Peninsular Malaysia Terrestrial Conservation Programme conducted by Conservation Management is part of their commitment to review, learn and improve so that long-term and sustainable conservation impact can be achieved.

MAKING ‘MERI’

Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI), or ‘closing the loop’, is a term we are hearing and using more and more in our projects. In simple terms, once you’ve developed your plan and put it into action, MERI asks – “Is it working?”.