EVENT
2022 Reimagining Conservation Forum
Wed, 02 Nov
|Walkabout Creek Events Centre
The Reimagining Conservation Forum - Working Together for Healthy Country was a First Nations-led forum that brought together First Nations and non-Indigenous leaders and practitioners involved in the policies and practices of land and sea management across Australia.
Time & Location
02 Nov 2022, 8:30 am – 04 Nov 2022, 4:30 pm
Walkabout Creek Events Centre, 60 Mount Nebo Rd, Enoggera Reservoir QLD 4520, Australia
About This Event
The Forum was the result of a collaboration between the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA) , Protected Areas Collaboration (PAC) and the Australian Committee for IUCN (ACIUCN).
Format
Day 1 of the Forum was for an exclusive Focus Group of First Nations leaders in land and sea management, by invitation. A wider group representing a balance of First Nations and non-Indigenous people, participated on days 2 and 3 (November 3-4)
The Forum provided a unique opportunity to:
Share what 'reimagining conservation' means to First Nations people and to non-Indigenous Australians, and to reflect on what a shared reimagining means for policy makers and land and sea managers.
Hear and amplify the voices of First Nations people about whole-of-country management of cultural landscapes, hear where this is working well, and consider indicators of effective management for conservation on country based on cultural values and ‘western’ science.
Reflect on current policy and program settings – what works and what needs to change?
The Forum also connected to a new global IUCN Reimagining conservation initiative that promotes a culture of conservation and care for the planet based on challenging the status quo, addressing injustices, listening to diverse audiences, and together, reimagining a new way of caring and protecting the planet and each other.
You can view the report of key themes and outcomes from this forum on our Publications page: