Ecological Management & Restoration最新文献

{"title":"Abundant post-fire recruitment and rapid seedling maturity emphasise regular burning is beneficial for conserving the Vulnerable Purple-flowered Wattle (Acacia purpureopetala)","authors":"Paul Williams,&nbsp;Andrew Ford,&nbsp;Eleanor Collins","doi":"10.1111/emr.12589","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12589","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Purple-flowered Wattle (<i>Acacia purpureopetala</i>) has a Vulnerable status under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act (1992) and is listed as Critically Endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999). It grows in eucalypt woodlands of North Queensland. Its post-fire response was examined to better understand its ecology and management requirements. Before and after fire surveys found Purple-flowered Wattle is a fire-killed ‘obligate seeder’ with abundant fire-promoted germination, but limited recruitment in the absence of fire, highlighting the importance of regular burning for generating new plants. Nearly half of Purple-flowered Wattle seedlings began producing seed in their second year, indicating a population tolerant of frequent burning. Combined, the abundant fire-promoted recruitment and rapidly maturing seedlings suggest regular patchy fires that allow some mature plants to survive unburnt while promoting recruitment in burnt areas would benefit the population. A laboratory trial found percentage germination after 3 weeks was significantly higher for seeds treated by soaking in hot water for 5 minutes (31% germination), compared with those soaked in ambient temperature water (4% germination). However, by 5 weeks, germination differences between seed treatment were not statistically significant. The apparent discrepancy where unheated seeds eventually germinated in a laboratory setting, yet in situ germination was almost completely restricted to the post-fire environment, warrants further investigation. It may be that successful germination and seedling establishment in woodlands requires the rapid removal of physical dormancy, or perhaps keeping unheated seed constantly moist for 5 weeks in a laboratory trial is simply an unnatural treatment producing a germination response not relevant to ecosystem function. The abundant fire-triggered germination and rapid maturity of seedlings, combined with the known population number (&gt;4,000 plants) and distribution range (850 km²), support existing recommendations that Purple-flowered Wattle warrants a Vulnerable rather than Critically Endangered Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) status, as is current at the state level. Management that includes regular patchy burning with good soil moisture that reduces the extent and intensity of individual fires is likely to benefit the long-term preservation of this restricted species and associated species of its ecosystems.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"25 1","pages":"51-56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140151273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of coral (Bilbunna) relocation as a mitigation strategy for pipeline construction at Hayman Island, Great Barrier Reef","authors":"Adam K. Smith,&nbsp;Nathan Cook,&nbsp;Al Songcuan,&nbsp;Rachelle E. Brown,&nbsp;Gemma Molinaro,&nbsp;Julia Saper,&nbsp;Kristin Keane","doi":"10.1111/emr.12590","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12590","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Coral reef management techniques such as relocation and transplantation are increasingly implemented in the context of increasing coastal development and a global decline of coral reefs over the last 30 years. A 170 m submarine desalination pipeline was constructed in 2020 to discharge wastewater from the desalination plant for Hayman Island resort, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. Pre-construction site assessments were conducted indicating a healthy, diverse and recovering coral community between intertidal and 12 m depth in the proposed route of the pipeline. Mitigation options included the selection of a pipeline route that minimised impact on coral, and relocation and transplantation of hard corals. Two hundred and four corals comprising 35 species from 15 genera, with estimated sizes ranging from small (less than 2 kg) to extra large (over 50 kg), were relocated from the pipeline footprint to a similar nearby site. The estimated total weight of relocated corals was 873–2850 kg. The most common species transplanted were Hump Coral (<i>Porites lutea)</i> (27%), Lesser Star Coral (<i>Goniastrea aspera)</i> (8.3%) and Starflower Coral <i>(Astreopora ocellata)</i> (7.8%). Individual coral survivorship and growth was monitored at zero, one, six, 12 and 24 months. After 24 months total coral survival was 77.5%. The survivorship of relocated coral exceeded the mean for global coral restoration projects and was deemed successful by the regulator. To assist benchmarking of future coral relocation projects we propose a standard of below 50% as poor, 50–60% as below average, over 60% as acceptable and over 80% coral survival at two years as excellent.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"25 1","pages":"21-31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.12590","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140151290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An assessment of potential herbivory impacts of a reintroduced marsupial in a predator-free woodland sanctuary","authors":"Luke S. O'Loughlin,&nbsp;Greg Baines,&nbsp;Emma Carlson,&nbsp;Claire Wimpenny,&nbsp;Rosie Cooney","doi":"10.1111/emr.12591","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12591","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fenced sanctuaries that exclude feral predators are critical for threatened species conservation. However, adaptive management of these sanctuaries requires careful consideration of the potential impact herbivore populations free from predation can have on the condition of native vegetation. The Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary in the Australian Capital Territory comprises Critically Endangered box-gum grassy woodland, threatened orchids, abundant macropods, and a reintroduced population of the Eastern Bettong (<i>Bettongia gaimardi</i>, hereafter “Ngaluda”). To understand how Ngaluda, along with other herbivores, may be potentially impacting vegetation across the sanctuary, we undertook an assessment of indicator plant species. We monitored 106 plots for 13 indicator species (10 species with tuberous roots that the burrowing Ngaluda would be preferentially targeting and three non-tuberous species). We found that most floristic indicators we investigated – including richness of indicator species and the abundance of lilies – were higher in the Goorooyarroo area of the sanctuary (where Ngaluda are absent and wallabies are rare) compared to the Mulligans Flat area of the sanctuary (where Ngaluda are present and wallabies are abundant), suggesting a negative impact of the overall herbivore assemblage of Mulligans Flat. However, within just Mulligans Flat, some indicators, including the abundance of a common orchid, were significantly lower in areas associated with high Ngaluda activity irrespective of other herbivore densities. We found no instance of Ngaluda presence or higher activity being associated with higher values for any floristic indicator we investigated. These results are consistent with known impacts of abundant herbivores and reintroduced digging marsupials in other predator-free sanctuaries in Australia. Our results highlight that Ngaluda herbivory may be outweighing any positive effect of their diggings on native vegetation and indicate the need for careful risk mitigation when deciding how critically endangered animals and vegetation communities are managed together in sanctuaries.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"25 1","pages":"37-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140124982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lighting a pathway: Our obligation to culture and Country","authors":"Jack Pascoe,&nbsp;Matthew Shanks,&nbsp;Bruce Pascoe,&nbsp;John Clarke,&nbsp;Teagan Goolmeer,&nbsp;Bradley Moggridge,&nbsp;Bhiamie Williamson,&nbsp;Maddison Miller,&nbsp;Oliver Costello,&nbsp;Michael-Shawn Fletcher","doi":"10.1111/emr.12592","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12592","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"24 2-3","pages":"153-155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139461640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council","authors":"Jaana Dielenberg,&nbsp;Sarah Bekessy,&nbsp;Graeme S. Cumming,&nbsp;Angela J. Dean,&nbsp;James A. Fitzsimons,&nbsp;Stephen Garnett,&nbsp;Teagan Goolmeer,&nbsp;Lesley Hughes,&nbsp;Richard T. Kingsford,&nbsp;Sarah Legge,&nbsp;David B. Lindenmayer,&nbsp;Catherine E. Lovelock,&nbsp;Rachel Lowry,&nbsp;Martine Maron,&nbsp;Jessica Marsh,&nbsp;Jan McDonald,&nbsp;Nicola J. Mitchell,&nbsp;Bradley J. Moggridge,&nbsp;Rachel Morgain,&nbsp;Patrick J. O'Connor,&nbsp;Jack Pascoe,&nbsp;Gretta T. Pecl,&nbsp;Hugh P. Possingham,&nbsp;Euan G. Ritchie,&nbsp;Liam D. G. Smith,&nbsp;Rebecca Spindler,&nbsp;Ross M. Thompson,&nbsp;James Trezise,&nbsp;Kate Umbers,&nbsp;John Woinarski,&nbsp;Brendan A. Wintle","doi":"10.1111/emr.12594","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12594","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Australia is a mega-biodiverse region. Millions of years of geographical isolation have resulted in high species diversity and endemism. So far, &gt;21 000 species of plants, 8000 species of vertebrates, and 110 000 species of insects and other invertebrates have been described (Chapman &lt;span&gt;2009&lt;/span&gt;). An exceptionally high percentage are endemic; 93% of flowering plants, &gt;80% of invertebrates, 87% of mammals, 93% of reptiles, 94% of frogs, 74% of freshwater fishes and &gt;50% of temperate marine fishes in Australia are found nowhere else (Lintermans &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;; Cresswell &amp; Murphy &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since European colonisation, Australia's rich biodiversity has been in rapid decline. This decline has been driven by habitat destruction and fragmentation due to land clearing for agriculture and urbanisation; the introduction of invasive plants, animals, and diseases; the disruption of First Peoples practices in caring for Country, including fire management; and the extraction of water including the modification and regulation of freshwater ecosystems. These pressures are now being exacerbated by climate change.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One hundred Australian species have been formally recognised as extinct including 34 mammal species, representing 10% of Australia's endemic mammals at the time of European arrival. Twenty-two freshwater fish species are at high risk of extinction within the next 20 years (Lintermans &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;span&gt;2020&lt;/span&gt;). One thousand, nine hundred and ninety-five taxa are nationally listed as threatened with extinction (Australian Government &lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;) and hundreds more at State and Territory levels. Many once widespread species that are important ecosystem engineers, such as digging mammals, now persist only in small fragments of former natural ranges.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The situation is likely far worse than reported, due to unresolved taxonomy (new species being discovered that are already extinct), a lack of systematic and rigorous monitoring of most species and ecosystems, and under-reporting of extinction. Declines are not abating. Population sizes of threatened birds have declined to half (47%), and threatened plants to almost one quarter (73%) of their populations, on average, since 1995 (Threatened Species Index &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;). Three vertebrate species have been declared extinct in the last fifteen years: the Christmas Island PIPISTRELLE (&lt;i&gt;Pipistrellus murrayi&lt;/i&gt;), Christmas Island FOREST SKINK (&lt;i&gt;Emoia nativitatis&lt;/i&gt;) and Bramble Cay melomys (&lt;i&gt;MELOMYS rubicola&lt;/i&gt;). There is a &gt; 50% likelihood that a further 16 vertebrate taxa, for which there have been no recent verified records, are already extinct, with four almost certainly extinct (Garnett &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mass mortality events are increasing. These include an estimated 3 billion vertebrate animals and 60 billion invertebrate animals which were killed or displaced in the Black Summer fires; four mass coral bleaching","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"24 2-3","pages":"69-74"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.12594","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139461867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Right fire for right Country: Integrating First Nations knowledge and Western science in land management","authors":"Elle Bowd,&nbsp;David Lindenmayer","doi":"10.1111/emr.12593","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12593","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"24 2-3","pages":"156-158"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139461638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Highlighting the risk of environmental lead contamination for deer management in Australia","authors":"Jordan O. Hampton,&nbsp;Jason S. Flesch,&nbsp;Alexander S. Wendt,&nbsp;Simon D. Toop","doi":"10.1111/emr.12584","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12584","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lead-based bullets used to shoot deer typically fragment. These toxic fragments are a threat to wildlife scavengers and human consumers of venison. Awareness of this issue is widespread internationally but limited in Australia. The aim of this research was to characterise deer carcass contamination via bullet fragmentation associated with lead-based and lead-free ammunition in a deer culling program conducted in Australia. We used radiography (X-rays) to study Hog Deer (<i>Axis porcinus</i>) shot in a professional ground-based shooting program in Victoria, south-eastern Australia. Our data captured 33 deer shot with frangible lead-based bullets in 2021, and 21 deer shot with monolithic lead-free (copper-based) bullets from the same rifles in 2021–2022. For lead-based bullets, the mean number of lead fragments per carcass ranged from seven to 629 (mean ± SD = 256 ± 169), mean fragment size was 1.2 mm² (74% of fragments were &lt;1.0 mm²) and the mean fragment coverage area (the smallest ellipse covering all fragments) was 325 cm². Of these deer, 36% had metallic fragments in the ‘back strap’ (loin) muscles and 42% had metallic fragments in the shoulder muscles: meat cuts typically removed for human consumption. In contrast, for lead-free bullets, the mean number of metallic fragments per carcass ranged from zero to four (0.5 ± 1.0), with only 29% of carcasses having any fragments, and no deer had metallic fragments in the loin or shoulder muscles. On the basis of these results, it is clear that lead-based bullets used for shooting deer in Australia pose risks to wildlife scavengers, and to human consumers when used in hunting. Australian wildlife managers involved in mitigating deer impacts should strongly consider a timely transition to lead-free bullets.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"24 2-3","pages":"128-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.12584","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138682831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lessons learned implementing mineral accretion and coral gardening at Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef","authors":"Nathan Cook,&nbsp;Kailash Cook,&nbsp;Kaitlyn J Harris,&nbsp;Al Songcuan,&nbsp;Adam K Smith","doi":"10.1111/emr.12585","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12585","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The health and diversity of coral reefs are critically important to the stability and value of the marine tourism industry. Declines in coral reef health through climate change impacts and cyclones, and associated media coverage, have impacted tourism visitation. In January 2018, a major change in Australian Government policy included a Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program to investigate the best science and technology options for helping the Great Barrier Reef recover and adapt to the changing environment. We report on a trial of two intervention methods, mineral accretion and coral gardening, to improve hard coral recovery at a popular site on the Great Barrier Reef. We installed six artificial reef substrates onto which an equal number of coral fragments of seven species were transplanted over the course of two years. During this time, three of the six treatments were connected to a low-voltage power source to encourage mineral accretion and enhance coral growth. Electrolysis resulted in substantial mineral accretion on the steel substrate, however, the technology had no positive effect on the survival or growth of transplanted coral colonies. After 13 months, a second round of transplanted coral fragments was undertaken, and the electrolysis was discontinued. Over a four-year period, mean live coral cover increased significantly in both treatment locations, from 1.7% and 0% to 80.8% and 75.8%, respectively. Control locations increased insignificantly from a mean of 5% to 14.2%. The mineral accretion technology proved technically challenging and did not support the growth or health of transplanted corals, providing no evidence to support the use of mineral accretion technology for this purpose. The technology may, however, have applications in the creation of new, solid substrates and for initial rubble stabilisation efforts. These results demonstrate the effective use of artificial substrates in conjunction with coral gardening techniques for the recovery of hard coral at degraded tourism sites.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"24 2-3","pages":"107-118"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138683502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating remnant vegetation management practices adjacent to apple orchards to support native bee pollinators","authors":"Amber L. Spronk,&nbsp;Greg R. Guerin,&nbsp;Irene Martín-Forés,&nbsp;Andrew J. Lowe,&nbsp;Katja Hogendoorn","doi":"10.1111/emr.12588","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12588","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Maintenance of a diverse pollinator community helps ensure resilience in pollination services. Fragments of woody and grassy vegetation in the vicinity of croplands have been shown to encourage the presence of crop-pollinating bees. However, to date, little attention has been given to the management practices that may enhance the presence of bees in such fragments. We investigated how the maintenance of remnant forest fragments adjacent to apple orchards in South Australia affects floral resources and native bee communities. The fragments had been subject to either (a) fire (assessments three years post-burn), (b) cattle grazing under trees and (c) low maintenance management (&gt;20 years not grazed or burnt). Plant communities were sampled along transects in plots. Bee communities were sampled using hand netting. We fitted generalised linear mixed models to investigate differences in plant and bee diversity between treatments and to elucidate the effect of plant diversity on bee diversity. We compared plant and bee community composition among treatments using non-metric multidimensional scaling and conducted network analysis to measure the robustness of plant-pollinator interactions to the removal of species. Both floral resource abundance and bee diversity were higher in burnt and low-maintenance fragments than in grazed fragments. Bee species richness was positively associated with plant species richness. The species richness of bees that visit apple flowers was positively associated with flower abundance but not with floral species richness. Plant-pollinator networks in grazed sites had fewer links per species and a higher proportion of realised links than those under other management practices. However, the resilience of pollinator networks did not differ significantly between management practices. Thus, controlled burns or low-maintenance management of forest fragments appear to be the most suitable landscape management practices to support apple pollinating bees. Burning requires consideration of additional ecological consequences, such as the conservation of fire-sensitive species and specialist woodland fauna. Cattle grazing adjacent to orchards results in simplified bee communities and pollination networks and is not recommended if pollination services are required for adjacent land uses. This information can benefit orchardist as well as managers of fragments of native vegetation adjacent to orchard crops.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"24 2-3","pages":"96-106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.12588","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138692966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Monitoring and evaluation of Indigenous Land and Sea Management: An Indigenous-led approach in the Arafura Swamp, northern Australia","authors":"Otto Bulmaniya Campion,&nbsp;Mali Djarrbal,&nbsp;Charlie Ramandjarri,&nbsp;Gladys Womati Malibirr,&nbsp;Peter Djigirr,&nbsp;Margaret Dalparri,&nbsp;Dale Djanbadi,&nbsp;Roseann Malibirr,&nbsp;Mark Malibirr,&nbsp;Evonne Munuygu,&nbsp;Solomon O'Ryan,&nbsp;Florence Biridjala,&nbsp;Paul Bunbuyŋu,&nbsp;Neville Gulaygulay,&nbsp;Jonathan Yalandhu,&nbsp;Margaret Guwankil,&nbsp;Caleb Campion,&nbsp;Benjamin Campion,&nbsp;David Bidingal,&nbsp;Peter Guyula,&nbsp;Sammy Guyula,&nbsp;Michelle Guyula,&nbsp;Erica Ngurrwuthun,&nbsp;Helen Truscott,&nbsp;Yaakov Bar-Lev,&nbsp;Katie Degnian,&nbsp;Emma Ignjic,&nbsp;Beau J. Austin,&nbsp;Simon West,&nbsp;Gawura Waṉambi","doi":"10.1111/emr.12586","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12586","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As Indigenous Land and Sea Management has grown in scope and scale, there has been increasing focus on monitoring and evaluation to foster learning, strengthen accountability and report on outcomes. A resurgence in Indigenous governance has led to recognition that Indigenous knowledge, law and governance systems are essential to successful conservation initiatives on Indigenous lands. Indigenous-led monitoring and evaluation involves Indigenous Peoples exercising control, direction and informed decisions about monitoring and evaluation practices and signals a greater role for Indigenous methodologies alongside participatory approaches and Western sciences. This Article describes the Intercultural Monitoring and Evaluation Project, led by the Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation in partnership with Bi and Yolŋu Traditional Owners and clans and non-Indigenous practitioners and researchers. The Intercultural Monitoring and Evaluation Project aimed to co-produce an Indigenous-led and Country-based monitoring and evaluation system for Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation's Healthy Country Plan. The Intercultural Monitoring and Evaluation Project recognised that the Rangers from the Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation are accountable within Bi, Yolŋu and Western governance systems and that monitoring and evaluation at Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation needed to strengthen relationships between all three. The Intercultural Monitoring and Evaluation Project involved: (i) developing understandings of monitoring and evaluation in Bi, Yolŋu and Western knowledge systems, (ii) generating organisational roadmaps, targets and indicators, (iii) developing Bi, Yolŋu and Western monitoring methods, (iv) building a data management system and seasonal monitoring calendar, (v) initiating a monitoring and evaluation committee to inform Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation's strategic decision-making and (vi) sharing the story of the project with others. This approach embedded monitoring and evaluation in Indigenous law and governance, oral knowledge traditions and the intergenerational kinship relationships that sustain people and Country, while also connecting to Western adaptive management frameworks. Indigenous-led approaches can integrate monitoring and evaluation with Indigenous practices of caring for Country, contributing directly to the multiple ecological, cultural and socio-economic goals of Indigenous Land and Sea Management.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"24 2-3","pages":"75-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.12586","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138632468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}