Protected area management arrangements
The Queensland Government partners with First Nations people to manage the protected area estate, in practical acknowledgement of the safe stewardship of Country by First Nations peoples for thousands of generations. Sharing management responsibility recognises the deep knowledge, skill and understanding of Country that is sustained by First Nations people, and their continuing rights and self-determined responsibilities to care for their land, sea and sky Country.
The Gurra Gurra Framework 2020–2026 was launched by the Department of Environment and Science in April 2020, reflecting the need for the Queensland Government to be inclusive, integrated and complete in our relationship with First Nations people. It will maximise First Nations agency through embedding both core principles and a program of work into the culture of the agency. It will empower First Nations people to lead or positively contribute to the cultural resurgence and revitalisation across the State.
Partnerships will continue to be built and new, enduring relationships created with First Nations peoples. Together we will identify opportunities for Traditional Owners to derive cultural and economic benefits from managing their country.
A range of formalised agreements including Indigenous Management Agreements, Indigenous Land Use Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding will continue to be implemented. A number of new arrangements will also be advanced including co-designing with First Nations people a Co-stewardship Framework, an Engagement Strategy and an Agreement Making Framework.
Partnerships will be flexible and responsive, and created on an understanding that Country and people need to be central in order to improve protected area management and deliver public value for all Queenslanders.
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