At least eight new Indigenous regions will be given official protection after the federal government announced a $13 million funding boost to expand First Nations-led conservation.
Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) are created through voluntary agreements between First Nations peoples and the Australian Government to manage and protect land and sea for biodiversity conservation. As of December, just under a quarter of Australia's land mass was formally protected.
The new funding was announced on Monday as part of the government's commitment to protect 30 per cent of Australia's land by 2030.
Original Article: Federal funding boost to deliver new Indigenous Protected Areas
