Establishing large, permanent protection outcomes on Indigenous-owned private land: Innovations at Gayini, Australia

Abstract

In order to meet global targets for area-based conservation, new and innovative models for land protection will be increasingly required to suit different tenure and governance arrangements and to ensure the protected and conserved area estate is representative of the full range of biodiversity. Here we outline innovations in conservation and protection at Gayini, a large wetland restoration project in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin, where a legally-binding conservation covenant was co-developed with the land's Traditional Custodians.