Central Desert has been supporting communities to manage their own land since 2009.
It was the remit of the Land and Community team to support native title bodies with:
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land management program development, including Indigenous ranger employment and training programs,
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promoting partnerships between native title communities and other organisations for mutual benefit.
Much of this work is funded through project-specific grants.
This work is the foundation of Desert Support Services (DSS) which was formed from the Central Desert’s Land and Community team to commence operations in 2011.
DSS is a stand alone, not-for-profit company set up to help Desert groups start up and run ranger teams on their country and develop business opportunities around land and culture
Why is this work so important?
Indigenous managed conservation estates underpin and drive tremendous cultural, social, economic and environmental opportunities for its Indigenous landowners.
Find out more about Desert Support Services here
5 IPAs
Co-managment of 5 Indigenous Protected Areas
6
Ranger groups assisted to start up
Millions of dollars $
Worth of programs funded for Aboriginal Corporations
Over 20
Community development programs co-managed with Aboriginal Corporations and communities
1.65 million hectares
of country under Indigenous land management
500
Aboriginal Rangers trained and employed