Fwd: Fw: Unique opportunity to hear from a Traditional Owner from Arnhem Land - Applying Traditional Knowledges and wisdom to combat climate change

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From: Stephen van Leeuwen <stephen.v...@curtin.edu.au>
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 3:25 PM
Subject: Unique opportunity to hear from a Traditional Owner from Arnhem Land - Applying Traditional Knowledges and wisdom to combat climate change

 

 

Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a Thrilling Thursday. I thought you might be interested in this upcoming talk on Applying Traditional Knowledge and wisdom to Climate Change. See details below.

 

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 From: The Australian Academy of Science <eve...@science.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 10:50 AM
To: Newman, James <James....@dcceew.gov.au>
Subject: [MARKETING] Unique opportunity to hear from a Traditional Owner from Arnhem Land

 

Join us for the third event in our 2023 Public Speaker Series

No images? Click here     Applying Traditional Knowledges and wisdom to combat climate change You are invited to join the Australian Academy of Science for the next event in our annual public speaker series on Tuesday 13 June. This is no ordinary public speaker event!  Fire ecologist and ranger Mr Dean Yibarbuk is joining us in the Shine Dome, Canberra. He is from Kabulwarnamyo, a small remote community 530 km east of Darwin, in west Arnhem Land. Mr Yibarbuk is travelling over 4,000 km to be at the event, and we invite you to take this unique opportunity to hear directly from him.  Together with other rangers and land managers, Mr Yibarbuk is applying Traditional Knowledges and wisdom to combat climate change.  Mr Yibarbuk and his colleagues work with scientists from Charles Darwin University to better understand savanna burning from all perspectives. This short video featuring Mr Yibarbuk outlines the work being done in the Northern Territory. One scientist he works with is Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith, who will also be speaking at Tuesday’s event. Dr Russell-Smith is joining remotely from South Africa, where he is collaborating with local Traditional Owners and other scientists—taking Australia’s Indigenous savanna burning knowledge to the world! This event perfectly encapsulates the objectives of our entire public speaker series—highlighting the way Indigenous Knowledges and non-Indigenous science can come together to positively impact our planet, offer insight and better practices for our society, and create opportunities and benefits directly for Indigenous communities. You are invited to join this event either in person in Canberra, or to watch online.  Don't miss this unique opportunity! Date: Tuesday 13 June 2023 Time: 5.30 pm – 7.00 pm AEST Venue: Shine Dome Canberra and online     About our speakers   Mr Dean Yibarbuk Warddeken Land Management  Mr Dean Yibarbuk, who is from Kabulwarnamyo in west Arnhem Land (530 km east of Darwin), is joining us live in Canberra. He is a Traditional Owner of Djinkarr, a fire ecologist, and a researcher and mentor.  Mr Yibarbuk is Director of Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Ltd and Warddeken Land Management Ltd, as well as Co-Chair of the Karrad Kanjdji Trust. He speaks many Indigenous languages, his first being Gurrgoni. He has a wealth of experience in complex and multifaceted community-based projects.    Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith  Charles Darwin University  Based at Charles Darwin University, Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith is Research Director of the Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research. He has over 35 years of experience researching savanna fire ecology, carbon markets, ecosystem services, and associated livelihood opportunities for land managers and Indigenous communities in northern Australia and neighbouring countries. He will be joining the event remotely from South Africa.          Tweet    Share    Forward  You are receiving this email as you are subscribed to the Australian Academy of Science. Please visit our website for more: www.science.org.au Unsubscribe

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