NAILSMA - Media Releases

Oolloo Indigenous Water Forum Media Release 19 10 2011

Forum highlights need for Indigenous engagement in water planning. Read more about the forum and its outcomes in this media release.

Mataranka Indigenous Water Forum Media Release 17 08 2011

Forum gives platform to Indigenous say on water planning. Read more about the forum and its outcomes in this media release.

North Australian Indigenous Water Policy - Launched

An Indigenous Water Policy Statement for North Australia launched at Parliament House, Darwin, 24 March 2010
http://www.nailsma.org.au/news/indigenous_water_policy_launched.html

Indigenous Water Policy Launch 24 March 2010

North Australian Indigenous Water Rights
http://www.nailsma.org.au/news/indigenous_water_policy_launch.html

NAILSMA go to Copenhagen 2009

document Copenhagen Media Release 2009 NAILSMA
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Indigenous Water Futures Forum presents a new opportunity

24-Aug-09
www.nailsma.org.au/news/water_forum_presents_opportunity.html
NAILSMA recently presented the Northern Land and Water Taskforce some of the recommendations on future water development.

Indigenous Water Futures Forum hailed a huge success

12-Aug-09
www.nailsma.org.au/news/water_futures_forum.html
Around 80 key Indigenous experts strategically involved in water convened to discuss their interests and views on future water development in northern Australia

Indigenous voice on north Australian water futures

4-Aug-09
www.nailsma.org.au/news/indigenous_water_futures.html
Indigenous people from northern Australia are coming together to discuss their interests and views on water at a forum being held in Mary River 5-6 August

Satellite tracker to monitor rehabilitated turtle in Qld Gulf

6-Jul-09
www.nailsma.org.au/news/20090706.html
Weipa, QLD—A satellite tracker fitted to a rehabilitated turtle released back into the Gulf of Carpentaria last week will provide valuable information to support the conservation of these majestic marine animals.

A new approach to northern Indigenous development

23-Jun-09
www.nailsma.org.au/news/new_approach.html
DARWIN - The North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA) believes current approaches used to engage with Indigenous people over matters such as the management of water resources, natural resources, world heritage listing, research, innovation, and development in general must urgently change if they are not to profoundly set-back the advancement of Indigenous people.

Indigenous peoples share water values at World Water Forum

23-Mar-09
www.nailsma.org.au/news/indigenous_attend_world_water_forum.html
Indigenous people from northern Australia shared water values and interests at the 5th annual World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey 16-22 March 2009.

Indigenous perspectives at World Water Forum

10-Mar-09
www.nailsma.org.au/news/world_water_forum.html
Indigenous people will offer their perspectives on water management in northern Australia at the 5th annual World Water Forum being held in Istanbul, Turkey 16-22 March 2009.

Indigenous Rangers Wow International Turtle Conference

20-Feb-09
www.nailsma.org.au/news/ists09.html
Indigenous Sea Rangers from northern Australia have impressed international delegates attending the 29th Sea Turtle Symposium in Brisbane with their world-leading approach to turtle management.

Indigenous Rangers Release DVD

16-Dec-08
www.nailsma.org.au/news/dvd20081216.html
Indigenous Sea Rangers who have taken a leading role to manage one of the world’s last strongholds of dugong and marine turtle have released a DVD to highlight their work.

Mapping climate change vulnerability in Australia’s tropical north: new research to start

10-Sep-08
www.nailsma.org.au/news/nailsma/mapping_climate_change.html
The risks and impacts of climate change on indigenous communities in Australia’s tropical north is the subject of a new scoping study funded by the Federal Department of Climate Change.

Banksia Award for Indigenous Land and Sea Managers

19-Jul-08
www.nailsma.org.au/news/banksia590760.html
NAILSMA Dugong and Marine Turtle Project awarded top prize in the Indigenous category at the Banksia Awards ceremony in Melbourne.

NAILSMA backs 2020 climate change outcomes

22-Apr-08
www.nailsma.org.au/news/twentytwenty452365.html
The North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance delegates that attended the 2020 Summit back the outcomes of the water and climate change discussions.

NAILSMA to take Indigenous positions to the 2020 Summit

18-Apr-08
www.nailsma.org.au/news/nailsma/twentytwenty451247.html
The Indigenous Water Policy Group (IWPG) will take an Indigenous position on water to the Australian Government’s 2020 Summit that is being held in Canberra on the 19 and 20 April.

IWPG to take Indigenous position on water to 2020 Summit

18-Apr-08
www.nailsma.org.au/news/nailsma/twentytwenty451329.html
The Indigenous Water Policy Group (IWPG) will take an Indigenous position on water to the Australian Government’s 2020 Summit that is being held in Canberra on the 19 and 20 April.

Indigenous Sea Rangers Return from Mexico

1-Feb-08
www.nailsma.org.au/news/nailsma/exchange444690.html
A week-long international celebration of Indigenous cultural practices and management of marine turtle concluded last weekend in Mexico, but the experience gained by four Indigenous land and sea managers from the Torres Strait and North-East Arnhem Land will last a lifetime.