CyberTracker: An integral management tool used by rangers in the Djelk Indigenous Protected Area, central Arnhem Land, Australia

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-25

  Ansell, Shaun ^a   Koenig, Jennifer ^b  

^a Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Land; Community involvement; Cultural issues and solutions; Indigenous Land Management; Reserve Management

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PROTECTED AREA;

ARNHEM LAND; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 79953050400     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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