Indigenous ranger

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Indigenous ranger programs enable First Nations people across Australia to protect the cultural and natural values of land and sea country at the direction of Traditional Owners. Indigenous Rangers utilise traditional ecological knowledge and partnerships with government and non-government organisations to manage country. Introduced by the Australian Government's Environment Department in 2007, the Working on Country Program has enjoyed bipartisan support from successive governments, growing to support 127 ranger teams at 79 different Indigenous land and sea management organisations. The program provides funding to First Nations organisations to build careers in the land and sea management sector. Many rangers deliver land and water management activities within Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) and other parts of Australia.

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