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Under the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management
Alliance (NAILSMA) Dugong and Marine Turtle Project, Traditional
Owners from across northern Australia have joined forces to develop
community-driven approaches to the sustainable management of dugong
and marine turtles. This report was requested by NAILSMA to support
and document some of the efforts undertaken by Indigenous land and
sea managers. It aims to document the socioeconomics of—that
is, the social, cultural and economic values of, and factors
influencing—Indigenous customary use and management of dugong
and marine turtles. Understanding these socioeconomic values and
influences is critical to the development of effective policies and
programs by government and effective community-based management by
Traditional Owners in pursuit of a shared vision of healthy and
sustainable populations of dugong and marine turtles that support
Indigenous livelihoods. While the report summarises information
from across northern Australia, collaborative research undertaken
by the Bardi Jawi Rangers and the Centre for Aboriginal Economic
Policy Research (CAEPR) forms the basis of a detailed case
study.
This project is supported by NAILSMA, through funding from the
Australian Government’s Caring for our Country.
