QLD Tertiary Student Project Integrating First Nations Values, Perspective and Knowledge into State of Environment Reporting: A Case Study of Queensland State of Environment Reporting | QLD
Tayla Miller, Griffith University
In this project,Tayla examined the incorporation of First Nations knowledge into environmental management, with a specific focus on State of the Environment reporting in Queensland.The project evaluated how effectively indigenous knowledge is incorporated into current environmental processes in Queensland. The project also offered a range of thoughtful recommendations to overcome the barriers identified, including engaging in genuine co-design with indigenous stakeholders and ensuring non-indigenous staff were appropriately trained.
The judges were impressed with the breadth of engagement undertaken for the project-with collaboration between the researcher, indigenous traditional owner groups and government agencies.The judges were also impressed with the potential for the recommendations to be incorporated across other jurisdictions, leading to better representation of traditional knowledge in environmental reporting and management.