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Native Title, Land & Water

Native Title and Ecology

This research project is responsive to the broadening engagement by land and water practitioners in native title, and seeks to extend our understandings of native title in the context of ecological relationships, ecological change, and ecological destruction. This project has resulted in a number of publications:

Forthcoming publications:

• Dr Weir convened a session on native title and ecology at the AIATSIS Conference 2007. In that session she also presented a paper ‘Native title and Environmental Management’. Papers presented at this Conference are part of a book on native title and ecology that Dr Weir is editing. The volume is currently being reviewed for publication. The volume includes seven chapters, by the following contributing authors:  Professor Lee Godden, Dr Luke Taylor, Dr Patrick Sullivan, Mr Pampila Hanson Boxer, Mr Kordidi Doug Moor, Mr Pajiman Warford Bujiman, Dr Samantha Muller, Ms Emily Gerrard, Mr Mervyn Mulardy, Mr Roy Stone, and Dr Jessica Weir. 

Other publications:

• Strelein, L. and J. Weir. ‘Conservation and Human Rights in the Context of Native Title in Australia’ 4.07MB, in J Campese et al (Eds) Rights Based Approaches: Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation, CIFOR, IUCN and CEESP, Bogor, Indonesia.
• Ganesharajah, C. 2009. Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The Importance of Country 356Kb, Native Title Research Report, No. 1/2009, Native Title Research Unit, Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies: Canberra.
• Kelly, G 2005, Composite report on status and trends regarding the knowledge, innovations and practices of Indigenous and local communities (regional report: Asia and Australia) 619Kb, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations document number UNEP/CBD/WG8J/4/INF/4. Also available on the Convention of Biological Diversity website.
• Jessica Weir, ‘Environmental responsibilities and the proof of native title’, Spinifex, 23 (2), June 2002.