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Protection of Significant Sites

Revegetation & Protection of Wenlock River

Kaanju Fire Management Project

Kaanju Ethno-ecology Project

Kaanju Homelands Indigenous Protected Area Project

Chuulangun Campgrounds Project

Kaanju Medicinal Plant Products Project

Kaanju Weeds Project

Riverine Rehabilitation and Management

Chuulangun Airstrip Project

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Protection of Significant Sites : Revegetation & Protection of Wenlock River  : Kaanju Fire Management Project : Kaanju Ethno-ecology Project : Kaanju Homelands Indigenous Protected Area Project :
Chuulangun Campgrounds Project : Kaanju Medicinal Plant Products Project : Kaanju Weeds Project :
Riverine Rehabilitation and Management : Chuulangun Airstrip Project : Back

This project addresses land and resource management issues on Kaanju Ngaachi centred on the Wenlock and Pascoe Rivers in central Cape York Peninsula. Specifically, it aims to facilitate the protection and revegetation of of degraded riverine environments on the Wenlock River.

• Protection of fragile riverine habitats.
• Support for natural regeneration of degraded areas.
• On-ground revegetation.
• Soil conservation.
• Maintenance of habitats and ecological processes.

• Protect the habitat and local populations of the rare plant species Acacia fleckeri.
• Facilitate the 'on-country' transfer of local ecological knowledge to younger generations of Kaanju People.
• Promote the recognition of the Kaanju People living at Chuulangun as the primary managers for Kaanju Homelands centred on the Wenlock and Pascoe Rivers.

The success of the project will be measured in terms of the achievement of the following outcomes:

• Areas under threat have had threatening processes removed.
• Ongoing monitoring programs established.
• Further damage to fragile areas have been curtailed.
• Significant areas of degraded riverine systems have been restored.
• Habitats for the rare species Acacia fleckeri have been restored and plants are growing.
• Strategies to ensure long term protection of areas revegetated including ongoing programs to address fire and weeds a have been developed.
• Increase in opportunities for the active engagement of traditional owners on country and intergenerational transfer of local knowledge on country.