Integrated Natural and Cultural Resource Management for Pastoral Properties in the East Kimberley Project: Learnings of the Project

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This report provides guidance on the options for sustainable development of Indigenous-held properties that acknowledge cultural traditions and aspirations in addition to addressing conventional natural resource management practices. The report also documents the challenges encountered in the project itself and what worked. Issues that were addressed included collaborative research and multidisciplinary team work; project work; confidentiality of cultural information; redefinition of project objectives; staff turn-over and recruitment; gender balance; organisational resource bases and processes; project planning and timeframes; cross-cultural communication; need for preparatory research and methods of analysis of research information. Land-use options reports were completed for two properties (Bow River and Violet Valley) and a fire management plan was completed for Bow River.