The North Australian Indigenous Land and
Sea Management Alliance was established by the peak Indigenous
natural resource agencies across northern Australia taking in
the Kimberley the Top End of the Northern Territory, and the Gulf
of Carpentaria and Cape York in Queensland.
It exists as a Memorandum of
Understanding between these groups, but is a partner in the TS-CRC
and one that can provide a vehicle for improved research outcomes
for Indigenous landowners across the tropical savannas.
The NAILSMA publications on this page are only a
sample of what is available from the NAILSMA website Go there to find out more.
The Alliance comprises the Kimberley Land Council, Northern Land
Council and the Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation. NAILSMA
aims to build capacity by facilitating knowledge sharing across the
north. It will also develop collaborative arrangements with western
science agencies to benefit both indigenous and non-Indigenous land
managers.
Objectives include:
- support and promote knowledge and leadership in local
communities;
- assist indigenous leaders to create opportunities for the
transfer of knowledge and development of leadership across
generations (for example, family-based back to country camps);
- identify the requirements for the sustainable management of
indigenous natural and cultural resources;
- improve communication and information exchange;
- investigate culturally and commercially appropriate ways to
protect indigenous knowledge.
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