Eight survey responses from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples involved or interested in marine and coastal ecosystem restoration, collected in February 2022. The data was gathered by CSIRO as part of the NESP MaC Project 1.6 to understand challenges and barriers to Indigenous engagement in restoration activities. Responses were analyzed for a 2022 report by Saunders et al.
Use Cases
- Identify barriers to Indigenous participation in restoration based on survey perceptions.
- Analyze suggestions for improving recognition of Indigenous knowledge in coastal science.
- Compare engagement experiences across different Australian states based on respondent locations.
Strengths
- Ethics approval from CSIRO Social and Interdisciplinary Science Human Research Ethics Committee (approval 139/21).
- Survey designed specifically to understand Traditional Owner experiences and needs.
- Responses contributed directly to a published 2022 project report.
Limitations
- Extremely small sample size of 8 total responses, with 3 being only 25% complete.
- Survey did not distinguish between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community voices.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- CSIRO, NESP MaC Project 1.6
- Collection Method
- Online survey distributed via Qualtrics from January 27 to February 6, 2022.
- Time Range
- Survey conducted February 2022.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-10 18:50:16.761884; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Responses came from individuals in three Australian states.