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Over the last decade or so, there has been growing recognition by environmental conservation agencies of the special cultural, spiritual and economic relationship between indigenous peoples and the environment (IUCN et al., 1991). In Australia, that recognition has translated into special management arrangements for some national parks which are now owned by Aboriginal people, who also control the management boards. There are currently four such parks in the Northern Territory (two of which are also listed as World Heritage areas) and negotiations are currently taking place for similar arrangements in other Australian states.
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Smyth, D. (1995). Caring for sea country — accommodating indigenous peoples’ interests in marine protected areas. In: Gubbay, S. (eds) Marine Protected Areas. Conservation Biology, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0527-9_8
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