First Nations Land and Water Management Forum from 27 to 29 August 2024, Darwin Convention Centre
Healthy Country, Healthy Water, Healthy Community
Dangkal Gwo'yal-wa First Nations Land and Water Management Forum will be held on Larrakia Country (Darwin), bringing together First Nations land and water managers from across the country to celebrate and showcase their achievements looking after Country.
In Larrakia, Dangkal Gwo'yal-wa means Strong Country and this forum focuses on keeping our land and water country strong by preserving these unique resources through the effective management of Country.
The Dangkal Gwo'yal-wa First Nations Land and Water Management Forum will also be an opportunity for delegates to:
- Build networks with each other and government representatives
- Share and celebrate First Nations unique cultures and knowledge
- Strengthen Indigenous land and water management sector governance and ownership
- Enhance land and water management practices
- Enhance learning opportunities and build organisational capacity and capabilities, and
- Initiate partnerships that progress land and water management programs
Topic Stream include:
- Learning from old ways (Culture)
- Embracing the new ways (Technology)
- Sharing knowledge (collaboration)
- Looking to our future (strategic)
The Dangkal Gwo'yal-wa First Nations Land and Water Management Forum will be delivered in partnership by the National Indigenous Australians Agency, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation. It will be overseen by a First Nations Working Group and a Forum Partners Group comprising of representatives from these organisations and representation by Traditional Owners from Larrakia Country to provide cultural guidance and local area knowledge.
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