Abstract:
This final report discusses the: * development, methodology, outcomes and outputs of the three research projects funded by the OBP under the Aboriginal Management and Planning for Country subprogram (SP5) * the work of the Aboriginal Steering Committee * the challenges, constraints and opportunities of this work. Aboriginal Management and Planning for Country 14 The three research projects were: * Plants and animals of Kija, Jaru Country: Aboriginal knowledge conservation and ethnobiological research in the upper Ord catchment * Data management, GIS and cultural mapping with Kija and Jaru people in the upper Ord catchment * Capacity-building and two-way learning for Kija, Miriwoong-Gajirrawoong and Balangarra people in the lower Ord catchment.