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For many thousands of years, fire management has played a critical role in the lives of Central Australia's Aboriginal people. For Aboriginal people there were and are many uses for fire that serve physical, social, cultural, and spiritual, as well as ecological, needs.

Navigating Peace Fact Sheet about Management Issues of the River Nile. 

Australian Government's Uluru National park plan. Including information on the history of Indigenous ownership.

Interactive map using IPad/Tablet North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance Ltd

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have managed their lands for tens of thousands of years. The land, and its natural resources, provide an economic base, underpin Indigenous history, innovation and culture, and are fundamental to Indigenous spiritual beliefs. Indigenous land managers also face natural resource management challenges such as weed and feral animal invasions, and of achieving economic sustainability.

Call for dialogue on Indigenous water policy Peter Yu, Chair of NAILSMA, has supported calls for the NT Government to reinstate the Strategic Indigenous Reserve (SIR) water policy ensuring a foundation for an equitable approach to Indigenous participation in the current and developing economies of the Territory and across northern Australia.

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance - useful information is under "Programs". Might be worth contacting them directly if you are after specific information or referral to community elders. 

Water Crisis - Lesson Plans for Teaching Water Use and Management. Also has useful case studies and activism information. 

The Tweed River Sand Bypassing Project (TRESBP) provides an engaging coastal management case study on both a national and international scale. Every year the Sand Bypassing Facility, run by the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Company (TRESBCo) at Letitia Spit receives several visits from high school students who are using the project as a case study to learn about the coastal environment.

(1) Ecotourism (2) People & Environment (3) Cities in Australia (4) Jakarta: an Asian Mega City (5) Migration & Development: a New Perspective (6) Energy Trends in Resource Management (7) Global Population Trends (8) The Sensitivity of Wetlands and Water Resources to Climate & Catchment Change in the Murray Darling Basin (9) Drought, Government & Communities (10) Water in Aboriginal Communities in South Australia (11) New Global Migrations & Implications for Australia (12) Water Issues in the Lower Murray Darling Basin (13) Geographers responding to Climate Change (14) New Global Migrations & their implications (15) Water Resources in the Lower Murray (16) Water Alternatives for Adelaide (17) Australia's Population and the Future (18) Population Policy in the Australian Context (19) Water Alternatives for Adelaide (20) Population Trends & Issues Relating to Ageing of Australia's Population (21) Water Security

The challenge is to manage a river catchment so that after 100 years you have a healthy economy and a healthy environment

This photograph encourages students to explore how non-government organisations can influence communities and create social identity. The Clean Up the Kimberley Schools Day aims to teach future generations how to manage and protect the environment for a sustainable future. While focusing on waste, the schools day also involves education about wider ecological issues such as water quality, conservation and climate change. Search Scootle to access digital resource using name or digital resource code.

Wet Tropics Management Authority

Environmental Management What is a Ghost Net? Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been abandoned at sea, lost accidentally, or deliberately discarded. They travel the oceans of the world with the currents and tides, continually fishing as they progress through the waters.