25 – Threatened species monitoring on Aboriginal land^331● (^) Ensure proposals include adequate resources to negotiate intellectual property
agreements and provide remuneration for people’s efforts.
● (^) Integrate Indigenous biocultural knowledge and skills with modern technology
to develop new approaches to tackling common issues.
● (^) Build capacity for Ranger teams to conduct monitoring independently.
● (^) Ensure monitoring provides outcomes that can inf luence management carried
out by Ranger teams.
● (^) Ongoing feedback and timely reporting of results and findings are important
to maintain engagement.
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