NERP TE Project 12.1 - Indigenous co-management and biodiversity protection, 2011-2014 (CS

NERP TE Project 12.1 was a research project by CSIRO and partners from 2011 to 2014. It investigated practices for co-management of conservation areas like the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, focusing on Indigenous Protected Areas and collaborative models. The project delivered tested mechanisms for co-governance between Traditional Owners, government managers, and other partners.

Use Cases

• Analyze co-management arrangements based on the project's investigation of Indigenous Protected Areas and collaborative tools.
• Study conditions for effective joint management based on the project's focus on engagement of Indigenous values and world views.
• Identify mechanisms for co-governance based on the project's deliverables for collaboration between Traditional Owners and government managers.

Strengths

• Project involved a co-research team of CSIRO scientists, Rainforest Aboriginal peoples, protected area managers, and other key partners.
• Project timeframe is explicitly stated as 2011-2014.
• Project is described as complete, indicating a finalized research output.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data files are listed as PNG and HTML, suggesting the primary outputs may be reports or images rather than structured data tables.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and partners including Rainforest Aboriginal peoples.

Collection Method

Co-research investigation by a multi-stakeholder team.

Time Range

2011-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 22:34:58.879415; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wet Tropics region, Australia, including the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.