By impact: Indigenous-led

Narrap Team – Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

Part of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation, the Narrap Team undertake a range of Natural Resource Management activities on Country at the request of clients, including the maintenance of firebreaks in accordance with local council by-laws. Their services also include: restoration and regeneration of landscapes, establishment of biodiversity corridors, fencing, managing impacts of…
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation provides a variety of Aboriginal cultural heritage work, cultural and educational services and land management. Led by indigenous folk, these services include: cultural heritage, natural resource management, cultural practices for events, cultural consultations, language and naming, education, tours and cross-cultural awareness training, and research. Check out their work…
Koori Mail

Established in May 1991, the Koori Mail is a fortnightly national newspaper reporting on the issues that matter to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They give Indigenous Australians a voice missing in the mainstream media. This includes coverage of Indigenous-led adaptation, and climate impacts that affect Indigenous communities. Check them out here:https://koorimail.com/
Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust

The Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust has a dedicated evacuation centre, boats, fire management and cultural burning practices in the Lake Tyers area, helping make the Lake Tyers community more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Check them out here:https://laketyersaboriginaltrust.com.au/
Empowered Communities – Ngarrindjeri Ruwe

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – West Kimberley

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – North East Arnhem Land

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – Central Australia

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – Inner Sydney

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – Goulburn-Murray

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – East Kimberley

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – Central Coast

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – Far West Coast

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Empowered Communities – Cape York

Aboriginal leaders from across Australia working together with government and corporate Australia to inform how Aboriginal policies and programs are designed and delivered. This includes consulting remote communities about how they can best handle local priorities like adapting to climate change, and affording them with the self-determination necessary to develop community-led solutions themselves, or with…
Landcare – First Nations Resources and Guidelines – Traditional Knowledge, Cultural Burns and Land Management

This resource provided by Landcare Australia is a comprehensive guide on First Nations land management, including cultural burning and the application of traditional forms of knowledge to take care of Country. It includes case studies and explainers on cultural burning practices, and the importance of maintaining these traditions. Check it out here:https://landcareaustralia.org.au/resources/first-nations-resources-and-guidelines/cultural-burns-and-land-management/
‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change

This article articulates the different ways in which Indigenous knowledges can support Australia in adapting to a changing climate. It points to the need for respectful inclusion of Indigenous voices, valuing of Indigenous peoples abilities to identify and adapt to climate changes, sharing this information inclusively with all via influential platforms, and using the Aboriginal…
Wattleseed Collective

The Wattleseed Collective is a not-for-profit social enterprise working with Kimberley Aboriginal people to undertake sustainable wild harvesting of Kimberley wattleseed. Over the past three years Environs Kimberley has worked with Aboriginal ranger groups, communities and individuals to establish the Wattleseed Collective, and carry out sustainable harvesting, processing and sale of Kimberley wattleseed by and for…
Land Studio in Capertee Valley and Hartley

Land Studio is a program that mingles art, science and land restoration. Land Studio camps tend to be 3-4 days in length and take place on farms and other rural landscapes. They bridge the city/country divide and bring together students, volunteers, farmers, Indigenous custodians, scientists, local community, artists and anyone else interested in regeneration. Each…
Moodji Farm – Cultivating climate resilience farming with indigenous knowledge

Moodji (meaning ‘friend’ in the native Djiranganj language) farm is a fully operational urban & Indigenous farm through which people of all ages and backgrounds can come together to share histories, care-for-country and learn from each other through the growing of local food. Located on Merrimans Aboriginal Lands Council land adjoining Bermagui Preschool, the farm…
Wilya Janta

Wilya Janta is an innovative Aboriginal not-for-profit cultural consultancy that promotes community agency in the design and construction of housing in Indigenous communities. Present-day houses in Tennant Creek and remote communities across the NT reflect ongoing failures in design, including poor thermal performance, lack of cultural consideration, overcrowding and insufficient maintenance. As a result, residents…
Caring for Country as a Cultural Landscape – Damien Bell FRSV

Gunditjmara man Damein Bell FRSV outlines the role of First Peoples relating to the health of Country, exploring reconnecting people to the land remaining in the public estate and the social, governance and resourcing challenges of access and management of land as a Cultural Landscape. Check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLAZH7r_0k0
Landcare Cultural Land and Sea Management

Landcare Australia has curated cultural land management resources to assist individuals, groups and organisations involved in landcare activities strengthen connections with Traditional Owners and First Nations people. One of the most memorable and inspiring aspects of the 2022 National Landcare Conference was the strong presence and participation from Traditional Owners and First Nations people as…
National First Peoples Gathering on Climate Change Report

This report was produced after the Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub hosted the National First Peoples Gathering on Climate Change (the Gathering), to collaborate, learn from and enhance First Peoples-led climate action. They set out to strengthen kinships, cultural identity, and well-being, and to strengthen caring for Country by using both Indigenous and scientific…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ voices and engagement in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

This is an independent report to the Australian government, commissioned by the government to illuminate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ knowledges and perspectives, and ensure they are represented by accurately by First Nations scholars and Knowledge holders themselves. Check it out here:https://public-health.uq.edu.au/files/25162/IPCC-Voices-Report.pdf
Djaara Balaki Wuka

The Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (DJAARA) is a representative body for the Dja Dja Wurrung People. They envisage a thriving and sustainable corporation with established interests across the Clan’s traditional areas that are cultural, environmental, and economically beneficial for Traditional Owners and the wider community. Some of the services they provide are through…
First Nations Clean Energy Network

The First Nations Clean Energy Network ensures First Nations people play a central role and harness the opportunities from Australia’s renewables boom. It includes tool kits, information on electrification, policy explainers, best practice guides, finance and funding opportunities, and a map connecting users to First Nations energy projects near them. Get in contact, donate and…
Firesticks

Firesticks is a national Indigenous network that empowers communities to protect and enhance Country and wellbeing by reviving Cultural knowledge practices. Through mentoring, training, and advocacy, they are demonstrating the value of Indigenous land management and knowledge systems. They have supported 35 communities over 10 years to restore the cultural wellbeing and identity of their…
Jagun Alliance

Jagun Alliance is an Aboriginal owned and directed not-for-profit organisation and registered charity founded in 2016. They want to improve land management and build resilience back into Jagun (country) by developing partnerships with local First Nations communities, government organisations, private landholders and the wider community. Their vision is for a future where First Nations deep…
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation

Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation is the representative body for Wadawurrung Traditional Owners. The Corporation works to support their aspirations and protect Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in accordance with the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation was appointed in May 2009 as a Registered Aboriginal Party under the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act…
Jaithmathang TABOO Indigenous Organisation

Jaithmathang TABOO is an Indigenous organisation working on Country in North East Victoria to support regeneration in the landscape’s recovery following the 2019/20 bushfires, and to support cultural healing. They undertook a project, titled ‘Beginning the journey to cultural healing on Jaithmathang Country’, specifically aimed to build the capacity of the organisation by contributing to…
Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust Country Fire Crew

Australia’s first all-Indigenous, all-female fire brigade is based in Lake Tyers, and plays a vital role in protecting the remote Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust community and its cultural heritage. The crew is a lifeline for the 200 residents of the isolated area, a self-governing community in Victoria’s far east. Find out more here:https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/keeping-lake-tyers-community-safe