Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32Karrajarri Rangers and friends. Photo:Tim Nicol INDIGENOUS-LEDCONSERVATION Rangervehicle on Karrajarri Country. Photo: Tim Nicol The Kimberley is a vast landscape, with limited population to manage and protect this precious environment from threats such as fires, weeds and feral animals. Over the past decade TraditionalOwners have started nominating their lands for conservation management as Indigenous ProtectedAreas (IPAs) and establishing Indigenous Ranger teams to manage them. Under this new ‘Kimberley model’of indigenous-led conservation, IPAs now cover 90,000 km2 of the Kimberley region. FormanyKimberleypeople, the concept ofHealthyCountryis inseparable from healthycommunities and healthypeople. The Kimberleymodelofindigenous-led conservation creates not onlyjobs in remote communities and long term career paths in conservation and land management, but also has numerous flow-on benefits, including fostering communitypride, identity, leadership,youth engagement and communityrole models. Conservation policyin the Kimberleyneeds to recognise the achievements ofTraditionalOwners and through active consultation, build on these successes and support the aspirations ofTraditionalOwners to protect theircountryand culture.