Indigenous Desert Alliance

Yesterday Minister Tanya Plibersek announced an Australian first, the development of an Indigenous-led National Recovery Plan for the Tjakuṟa! The Plan brings together Indigenous Knowledge and scientific research about Great Desert Skinks into a single document that aims to motivate and educate people about the most important actions needed to save this culturally significant lizard from extinction. This film tells the story of 13 Indigenous desert ranger teams from the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia who used their expert tracking skills throughout March 2023 to find 90 burrow sites and collect scientific data as part of this new recovery plan for Tjakuṟa. Establishing a national monitoring program across the distribution of the Great Desert Skink is an important first step in the recovery plan. The information will be used to monitor how the Tjakuṟa population changes over the next ten years. The IDA would like to thank all the Indigenous ranger teams, Traditional Owners and partners who are working together to look after the Great Desert Skink, also known as Mulyamiji, Tjakuṟa, Tjalapa, Warrana and Nampu. Palya! Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Rangers Mutitjulu Community Aboriginal Corporation Rangers Tjamu Tjamu (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC - Kiwirrkurra Rangers Walungurru Rangers Warburton Rangers Tjakura Rangers Watarru Rangers Wiluna Martu Rangers Parnngurr Rangers Kaltukatjara Rangers Warakurna Rangers Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area Rangers Newhaven Rangers Ngalurrtju Rangers Parks Australia Threatened Species Commissioner Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub Central Land Council Ngaanyatjarra Council - Aboriginal Corporation Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Bush Heritage Australia Desert Support Services Australian Wildlife Conservancy Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Walkatjara Art Film by Kerenza Sunfly #conservation #biodiversity #australia

The national recovery plan for the Nganamara is now in effect to ensure this culturally significant bird survives for generations to come. Shout out to all the Indigenous ranger teams and conservation groups who are working hard to look after Nganamara. https://lnkd.in/gGhrfwy5 Nganamara are a culturally significant and threatened species that live on mallee and mulga country in the Southern Deserts. Malleefowl populations have decreased significantly since colonisation, and are listed as vulnerable due to land clearing and continue to be threatened by wrong way fire and feral predators like foxes and cats. The national recovery plan recommends the research and management actions needed to maximise the Nganamara's long-term survival.

Enter your nominations for the 2024 IDA Ranger of the Year Awards to recognise the outstanding achievements of desert Rangers looking after Country. https://lnkd.in/dyzFfgQx Award recipients will be announced at the IDA Conference during a special evening celebration. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

It's National Bilby Day! Indigenous rangers across the desert work hard to protect wild bilby populations. This year the Tjamu Tjamu Aboriginal Corporation - Kiwirrkurra rangers conducted aerial baiting for the first time, to help look after ninu on Kiwirrkurra IPA. Full story on the blog now: https://lnkd.in/g5BQQ3jA Kiwirrkurra Rangers received funding from the WA Feral Cat Grants to support the aerial baiting, and from the Australian Government under the National Environmental Science Program’s NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub to conduct the monitoring.

The IDA Desert Internship Program ran for its second year last month, giving three interns the opportunity to spend time on Country with Nyangumarta and Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation Nyikina Mangala Rangers, listening, learning and yarning together. Full story available on Desert Stories now! https://lnkd.in/exxaHehs

Get your votes in for Marsupial mole to win The Project's Marsupial of the Year! Nyangumarta Rangers work hard looking after Marsupial mole on Country, surveying to find where they live and digging small trenches in sand dunes to monitor their tunnels. Vote now at https://lnkd.in/g6-ARkgc

Coming to you live! The Nyangumarta Rangers are being featured in The Project TV's Marsupial of the Year awards! 📺 Nyangumarta are being recognised for their work surveying and protecting the elusive Marsupial mole, which they have described as the hardest of all animals to see. Known to Martu as Kakarratul and Anangu as Itjaritjari, it is tiny, golden haired, blind and swims beneath the desert sand dunes. The Nyangumarta Rangers conduct survey work to find where they live on Country and dig small trenches in sand dunes to monitor their tunnels. The rangers contribute the information they collect to a national database that helps with the long-term conservation of the Marsupial mole. Can you help the Nyangumarta Rangers get to the next round for a chance to win Marsupial of the Year? Vote now at https://lnkd.in/g6-ARkgc Good luck you mob! Image: L-R Nyangumarta Rangers Trena Fred and Vallerina Aspro surveying for marsupial mole.

Good to see desert mob at the #2024LandWaterManagementForum!

The desert has been cared for and expertly managed for thousands of years by Indigenous minds, hearts and hands, for the benefit of everyone – following their lead is the way toward a sustainable future. Read Joe Morrison's full article on the importance of Indigenous leadership in Australian land and water management 👇🏾 https://lnkd.in/gPD4s3P8

"We all have so much to learn from Indigenous land and water managers about how we can better protect the diverse lands and waters of this country – and land managers have so much to share and learn from each other." - Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water. Good to see rangers connecting up and sharing knowledge on Larrakia Country for the #2024LandWaterManagementForum.