Karrkad-Kanjdji Trust
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Wet season on the Arnhem plateau, the "Stone Country".
The 1.4 million hectare Warrdeken IPA is managed by local Aboriginal people with responsibility for its fauna, flora and cultural sites. © David Hancock Photography Darwin
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Djelk sea rangers patrol the coast of Arnhem Land
Djelk sea rangers patrol the coast of Arnhem Land for quarantine and customs, checking on illegal fishing and other potential breaches of Australian law. © David Hancock Photography Darwin
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Maintaining artistic and practical traditions
Securing local materials and natural pigments is essential to maintaining the weaving skills and traditions that are so important to the region. © WLML
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Warddeken Rangers protect rock art sites
Warddeken Rangers use local materials to construct buffalo proof fencing and protect important rock art (bim) sites. © WLML
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Magpie geese in the Djelk IPA
The Djelk IPA covers 673,200 ha of central Arnhem Land plateau, woodlands, floodplains and coastal areas. © David Hancock Photography Darwin
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Fire management a key to Healthy Country
Active fire management is a key feature of the Warddeken and Djelk IPAs, providing ecological, cultural and economic benefits. © WLML
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Frogs indicate healthy country
Wet season frog research has recorded 24 native frog species, a good measure of freshwater habitat health. © WLML
Supporting the environment, people and culture of West Arnhem Land
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The Karrkad-Kanjdji Trust is building a conservation trust fund to support the environment, people and culture of West Arnhem Land.
The Warddeken and Djelk Indigenous Protected Areas make up this region which abuts Kakadu and covers an area twice the size of Yellowstone National Park.
More than 100 clans speaking 12 languages live within Warddeken and Djelk, and their history is recorded in one of the oldest and largest rock art galleries in the world.
The highly diverse landscape is home to dozens of threatened species whose survival depends on the work of Indigenous rangers.
The healthy working lifestyle of these rangers is securing the well-being of both the country and the community.
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