Our Sister Programme
From the GhostNets Australia Website...
“The Ghost Net Project is for people from (Indigenous)
communities all around the Gulf of Carpentaria to find ways to work
together to get rid of marine debris in their sea country.”
Djawa Yunupingu, Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation.
In Northern Australia Indigenous Sea Rangers from 18 communities
in Torres straits, Arnhem Land & Gulf of Carpentaria noted that
many turtles were being captured in ghost nets that were washing up
on the beaches. As much of this coastline is the breeding and
foraging ground for 6 culturally and ecologically important species
of marine turtle there was a real concern that so many were getting
trapped and dying. [Read more]
Our International Collaborators
From the Ocean Revolution Website...
Ocean Revolution was created so youth can evolve.
It links young people from all over the world in a network of
information sharing and mentoring and links environmental action to
their computers.
It makes the resources of science, education and politics
available so that these emerging leaders can guide us through the
next 50 years of our relationship with the planet’s
oceans.
It puts committed young people in charge of finding their own
style and of determining the structure, pace and level of
involvement of their friends and the rest of their generation in
creating a more sustainable relationship with the ocean. [Read more]
From the Native Oceans Website...
Dedicated to connecting and empowering the international,
intergenerational network of coastal indigenous communities to
protect and restore the ocean and the life in it. Native Oceans is
a Project of Ocean Revolution. [Read
more]
From the CyberTracker Website...
Climate change, pollution, habitat destruction and loss of
biodiversity may have serious impacts on human welfare. To
anticipate and prevent negative impacts will require ongoing
long-term monitoring of all aspects of the environment.
Our vision is to enable you to be part of a worldwide
environmental monitoring network. Our mission is to help you
improve environmental monitoring by increasing the efficiency of
data gathering and to improve observer reliability. [Read more]
Our Funding Partner
From the Caring for our Country Website...
Caring for our Country is the Government's new natural resource
management initiative. Caring for our Country is designed as an
integrated package with one clear goal, a business approach to
investment, clearly articulated outcomes and priorities and
improved accountability. It commenced on 1 July 2008 and aims to
integrate delivery of the Commonwealth's previous natural resource
management programs, the Natural Heritage Trust, the National
Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, the National Landcare
Program, the Environmental Stewardship Program and the Working on
Country Indigenous land and environmental program. [Read More]
Our Supporters
From the Tropical Savannas CRC Website...
For those interested in Australia's tropical savannas—the
landscapes of open trees and grasses that dominate the top third of
the continent. Read about our research on the region's plants and
animals and land-management issues such as sustainable industries,
fire, weeds, water, vegetation and climate. [Read more]
From the Charles Darwin University Website...
Charles Darwin University is founded on 50 years of delivering
tertiary education to the Northern Territory.
Formed in 2003 through a merger between the Northern Territory
University, Alice Springs-based Centralian College, NT Rural
College in Katherine, and the Menzies School of Health Research,
Charles Darwin University offers a fresh approach to training,
education, research and knowledge application. It aspires to be
recognised internationally as a centre of excellence in Indigenous
and cross cultural knowledge, tropical knowledge (relevant to the
wet/dry tropics) and desert knowledge. [Read more]
