Mapping Indigenous land management for threatened species conservation: An Australian case-study

Renwick, A.; Robinson, Catherine J.; Garnett, Stephen T.; Leiper, Ian; Possingham, Hugh P.; Carwardine, Josie

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173876

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“…voluntary conservation agreements such as indigenous protected areas. Indigenous land covers 52% of the country, and around three-quarters of Australia's threatened terrestrial or freshwater vertebrates occur on these lands (Renwick et al 2017).…”

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An Australian perspective on rewilding

Sweeney

Turnbull

Jones

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Conservation Biology

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Rewilding is increasingly recognized as a conservation tool but is often context specific, which inhibits broad application. Rewilding in Australia seeks to enhance ecosystem function and promote self‐sustaining ecosystems. An absence of large‐bodied native herbivores means trophic rewilding in mainland Australia has focused on the restoration of functions provided by apex predators and small mammals. Because of the pervasive influence of introduced mesopredators, predator‐proof fences, and establishment of populations on predator‐free islands are common rewilding approaches. This sets Australian rewilding apart from most jurisdictions and provides globally relevant insights but presents challenges to restoring function to broader landscapes. Passive rewilding is of limited utility in arid zones. Although increasing habitat extent and quality in mesic coastal areas may work, it will likely be necessary to undertake active management. Because much of Australia's population is in urban areas, rewilding efforts must include urban areas to maximize effectiveness. Thus rewilding is not synonymous with wilderness and can occur over multiple scales. Rewilding efforts must recognize human effects on other species and benefit both nature and humans. Rewilding in Australia requires development of a shared vision and strategy and proof‐of‐concept projects to demonstrate the benefits. The repackaging of existing conservation activities as rewilding may confuse and undermine the success of rewilding programs and should be avoided. As elsewhere, rewilding in Australia should be viewed as an important conservation tool.

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Section: People and Rewildingmentioning

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An Australian perspective on rewilding

Sweeney

Turnbull

Jones

et al. 2019

Conservation Biology

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“…The Australian Government's Working on Country program currently supports over 100 Indigenous ranger groups, working across a range of mostly Indigenous tenures, employing almost 800 full-time ranger positions (https://www.pmc.gov.au/ indigenous-affairs/environment/indigenous-rangers-workingcountry). Indigenous tenures cover more than half of Australia's terrestrial lands (Hill et al 2013;Renwick et al 2017), encompassing much of Australia's more intact landscapes and a substantial proportion of its biodiversity. The distributions of three-quarters of Australia's threatened species overlap with Indigenous tenures, with that proportion even higher for some groups like mammals (Renwick et al 2017).…”

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“…Indigenous tenures cover more than half of Australia's terrestrial lands (Hill et al 2013;Renwick et al 2017), encompassing much of Australia's more intact landscapes and a substantial proportion of its biodiversity. The distributions of three-quarters of Australia's threatened species overlap with Indigenous tenures, with that proportion even higher for some groups like mammals (Renwick et al 2017). Indigenous people have profound cultural responsibilities for looking after their country.…”

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Searching for meaning in the interface between research and management

Legge¹

2018

Pac. Conserv. Biol.

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A key goal in conservation science is to generate information that helps to improve the effectiveness of management, and thus benefit threatened and declining species. I have worked on this issue at the interface of science and management, in both the non-profit and academic sectors. I present examples of some of this research, focussing on research into the causes of, and remedial management for, northern faunal declines. In particular, I present the values of research at large, realistic scales, of considering interactions between threats, and of pairing large-scale work with focal studies on the responses of individual animals to threats and their management. I reflect on the common gap between conservation science and management, and provide thoughts about how this might be bridged. Throughout the article, I try to infuse some of the personal and human elements that are the backstory to any conservation work.

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“…Some countrywide assessments demonstrate the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands in terms of the biodiversity contained within them. In Australia, for example, 45-60% of the country’s threatened species are found in Indigenous Peoples’ lands (Renwick et al 2017; Leiper et al 2018) and vertebrate biodiversity in Indigenous People’s lands in three countries (Australia, Brazil and Canada) are comparable to those found in protected areas (Schuster et al 2019). However, global assessments of the overlap between Indigenous Peoples’ lands and species distributions (including threatened species) are lacking, especially the relationship with areas free from industrial-level human impacts.…”

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The importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of terrestrial vertebrates

O’Bryan

Garnett

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1Indigenous Peoples' lands cover over one-quarter of the Earth's surface, a significant 2 proportion of which is still free from industrial-level human impacts. As a result, Indigenous 3 Peoples' lands are crucial for the long-term persistence of Earth's biodiversity and ecosystem 4 services. Yet, information on species composition within Indigenous Peoples' lands globally 5 remains unknown. Here, we provide the first comprehensive analysis of terrestrial vertebrate 6 composition across mapped Indigenous lands by using distribution range data for 20,328 7 IUCN-assessed mammal, bird and amphibian species. We estimate that 12,521 species (62%) 8 have ≥ 10% of their ranges in Indigenous Peoples' lands, and 3,314 species (16%) have >half 9 of their ranges within these lands. For threatened species assessed, 840 (18% of all threatened 1 0 mammals, birds and amphibians) occur in Indigenous Peoples' lands. We also find that 3,989 1 1 species (of which 418 are threatened) have

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Mapping Indigenous land management for threatened species conservation: An Australian case-study

Cited by 41 publications

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An Australian perspective on rewilding

An Australian perspective on rewilding

Searching for meaning in the interface between research and management

The importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of terrestrial vertebrates

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