Developing a Cultural and Conservation Economy for Northern Australia
Indigenous communities in Northern Australia would benefit from stronger support for a 'cultural and conservation economy', a new study has found.
Project Code | ACF1 | Project Leader | Dr Rosemary Hill, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
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Research OrganisationThe Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) initiated the collaborative research project, funded by Land & Water Australia. Project partners included: |
Kimberley Land Council
Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation
Bendigo Bank
Community Sector Banking
The Christensen Fund | Balkanu Cape York Development Corp
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Poola Foundation (Tom Kantor Fund)
Australian Tropical Forest Institute
The Wilderness Society. |
What is a Cultural and Conservation Economy?
A cultural and conservation economy supports long-term, sustainable solutions for maintaining country and culture in Indigenous communities. This emerging economy is being driven by strong community leadership.
The approach draws on the Canadian 'conservation economy' model, Ecotrust, and has been adapted for the Australian context through collaboration with Indigenous organisations. The model applies a 'quadruple-bottom line' approach to economic development, which balances economic, environmental, social and cultural needs. |
Project SummaryThe project examined the suitability of Canada's Ecotrust 'conservation economy' model for enhancing sustainable development in rural and remote Indigenous communities in Australia. Three community case studies and a broad regional case study were undertaken to ensure the research was grounded in remote Indigenous peoples' experiences. |
Publications and ResourcesDownload Fact Sheet»  Developing a Cultural and Conservation Economy in Northern Australia (pdf - 181KB) Download Policy Fact Sheet» Developing a Cultural and Conservation Economy POLICY (pdf - 190KB) Download or order the full report» Developing a Cultural and Conservation Economy Report (4 MB) |
For further information, please contact
Land & Water Australia
Social and Institutional Research Program
GPO Box 2182 Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6263 6000
Email: landandwateraustralia@lwa.gov.au Dr Rosemary HillCSIRO, Sustainable Ecosystems
Phone: 07 4042 1252
Email: ro.hill@csiro.au Ms Jann CraseAustralian Conservation Foundation
Northern Australia Program
Phone: 07 4051 3892
Email: j.crase@acfonline.org.au |
