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Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... goal of"30x30" aiming to protect 30% of land and water and restore 30% of ecosystems by 2030. Collaboration with First Nations groups in governance rather than strategy can help upskill knowledge and solutions; as Indigenous peoples, although less than ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the Latrobe Valley Authority have released long-term strategies for their regions and communities. Engagement with First Nations communities under the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is also ramping up. "We need a coordinated approach ...

Property investor GPT joins advanced RAP cohort

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... pathways and inclusion in the workplace, and increasing investment in businesses that are owned and operated by First Nations Peoples. The group will strengthen partnership activities to improve First Nations employment and support First Nations businesses ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... highlighted that one of the changes between earlier versions and this final version is a change in where engaging with First Nations people falls. "The big change I think is really fantastic is the changes to how First Nations dialogue is represented ...

Impact investment unlocks land finance for Traditional Owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... director Iain Wood said the Kullilli carbon farming investment is a first-of-its-kind and offers a blueprint for First Nations economic empowerment across Australia. The station sold for $6.1 million and CIM provided the "majority" of the finance through ...

Three-fold bang for the buck when investing in research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... for critical technology and communications, environmental sustainability, food supply chains, social policy and First Nations peoples," said Zielke. Case studies such as the Onshore Lobster Aquaculture research project towards a more sustainable lobster ...

Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... through the WA's demand assessment process with support from recent Australian Energy Market Operator modelling. First Nations Australians will be consulted and their participation in the State's clean energy transformation will be supported. ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... alteration?" The Voice to Parliament would be a constitutionally protected and permanent independent advisory body giving First Nations peoples the right to have a say on matters that affect them. Australia is the only first world nation with a colonial ...

Traditional Owners to lead Pilbara renewables rollout on exclusive native title land

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... destroyed significant cultural heritage sites. Separately, in November Rio Tinto signed an agreement guaranteeing the First Nations group $20 million a year for continued rail access across their traditional lands to deliver iron ore to the ports at ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Federation and developed by partners including the Australian Farm Institute through extensive consultation and research. First Nations initiatives include supporting working with First Nations community members and support for Aboriginal rangers to ...