Across the northern coast of Australia, turtles have travelled the same ocean highways for thousands of years. Long before maps, marine parks or conservation plans, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples understood these migrations, cared for nesting beaches and developed cultural laws that ensured turtles
As the clouds gather and the first storms announce the arrival of Onyjon, the wet season, the Country begins to change. Waterholes fill, the forests come alive and the bark of the Ug athar, the messmate tree, begins to loosen. For generations, these were the
For tens of thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have cared for Country through knowledge, responsibility and deep cultural connection. Today, that ancient tradition continues through Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs), one of Australia's most remarkable conservation partnerships. Spanning more than 100 million hectares