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Managing Sacred Sites in North Australia’s IPAs

Rainbow Cliff in Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area is part of a network of sacred sites that is partly contained in and managed by the Dhimurru Rangers.
Indigenous Protected Areas deliver significant biodiversity, social and cultural benefits and constitute 27% of Australia’s National Reserve System. In the spirit of “both ways” learning and management the Dhimurru and Yirralka’s Indigenous Rangers joined hands with the Sacred Natural Sites Initiative. This approach helped bring Aboriginal knowledge and contemporary conservation approaches together during a workshop on sacred sites management.