These success stories are a model for community-rooted conservation and population revival that could help other countries and regions rebuild their withering ecosystems.
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We have experiences, inherited knowledge, and approaches that escape the comprehension of the global north, and the more we hear each other’s stories, the better chances we have of surviving the climate crisis.
"Yesterday Victoria signed a Treaty. Today the sun is rising, so I guess it didn't cause the end of the world."
"When Creative Australia tore up its contract with Sabsabi and Dagostino, it was widely seen as a betrayal of its fundamental purpose."
Australian Broadcasting Commission’s TV presenter Joe O’Brien couldn't keep the smile off his face. He went off-script several times: “Wow!” “So cool to bring you this news” “I’ve got goosebumps.”
In a magnificent moment for conservation, the first northern hairy-nosed wombats have been released to explore their new home at Powrunna State Forest near St George in south-west Queensland.
"It acts as a platform where people in the media world can talk, work together, and resolve any issues that come up."
"Some of Fiji's best journalists left the industry as a result and the media still carry the mental scars today from that very disturbing period."