REIMAGINING CONSERVATION FORUM

Developing effective Indigenous and non-Indigenous partnerships for healthy Country

When: October/November 2022, date and venue to be announced soon

Partners: Initiated by PAC in partnership with the Australian Committee for IUCN and NAILSMA.

This forum builds upon a 2019 symposium convened in Brisbane by the Australian Committee for IUCN called ‘Healthy People in a Healthy Environment’. The forum was significant for building understanding and relationships between conservation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) communities.

The forum aims to progress a key direction from the 2019 forum: “approaching science and conservation with First Australians based on respect, sharing knowledge, listening and learning”. The forum also aligns with the new global IUCN ‘Reimagining Conservation’ initiative, with a focus on justice, challenging the status quo, and listening before we act.

Aims:

• To take a cross-sectoral collective approach to creating good partnerships for land and sea management for shared environmental and cultural outcomes.

• To effect change by bringing together leaders of the many conversations and initiatives underway across Australia, to share examples and catalyse action and awareness from a collective voice.