2025 Seminars
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Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia Broome Campus
88 Guy Street Broome, NDB8 The Library Gallery & Online
Start Date
20-8-2025 12:30 PM
Description
There is an urgent need to restore ecosystems, halt biodiversity loss and mitigate the effects of climate change, with a range of nature-positive initiatives underway to incentivise meeting these goals. With this, new opportunities emerge for Traditional Owners to be remunerated for stewardship activities on Country. However, these tend to focus predominantly on narrow environmental goals with limited emphasis on socio-cultural considerations. At the same time, the demand for native bush foods and medicines continues to grow, calling for new systems of sustainable cultivation to cater toa global appetite. But despite the critical contribution Indigenous Knowledge has afforded the industry, there is a substantial gap in Indigenous participation in the sector, with minimal benefits flowing back to knowledge-holders. Sara’s research thus explores opportunities to merge bush tucker cultivation with land stewardship to address both issues, amplifying benefits for community and Country.
This seminar will present preliminary findings from yarning circles held with Aboriginal Rangers discussing the significance of bush tucker plants and benefits of incorporating these into land stewardship practices. The research here presented is part of a PhD project’s case study developed in partnership with North Regional TAFE with the aim of assessing the social and ecological benefits of the novel horticultural Savannah Enrichment model to gauge its potential as a tool for both restoration and for community development. In this presentation, Sara will share insights from the study’s qualitative social data, collected during a Savannah Enrichment training program tailored to Rangers and developed and delivered as part of the research partnership with TAFE.
Recommended Citation
Cavalcanti Marques, Sara, "'Benefits of growing bush tucker plants on Country: yarning circle perspectives from the West Kimberley'" (2025). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 10.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2025/schedule/10
'Benefits of growing bush tucker plants on Country: yarning circle perspectives from the West Kimberley'
The University of Notre Dame Australia Broome Campus
88 Guy Street Broome, NDB8 The Library Gallery & Online
There is an urgent need to restore ecosystems, halt biodiversity loss and mitigate the effects of climate change, with a range of nature-positive initiatives underway to incentivise meeting these goals. With this, new opportunities emerge for Traditional Owners to be remunerated for stewardship activities on Country. However, these tend to focus predominantly on narrow environmental goals with limited emphasis on socio-cultural considerations. At the same time, the demand for native bush foods and medicines continues to grow, calling for new systems of sustainable cultivation to cater toa global appetite. But despite the critical contribution Indigenous Knowledge has afforded the industry, there is a substantial gap in Indigenous participation in the sector, with minimal benefits flowing back to knowledge-holders. Sara’s research thus explores opportunities to merge bush tucker cultivation with land stewardship to address both issues, amplifying benefits for community and Country.
This seminar will present preliminary findings from yarning circles held with Aboriginal Rangers discussing the significance of bush tucker plants and benefits of incorporating these into land stewardship practices. The research here presented is part of a PhD project’s case study developed in partnership with North Regional TAFE with the aim of assessing the social and ecological benefits of the novel horticultural Savannah Enrichment model to gauge its potential as a tool for both restoration and for community development. In this presentation, Sara will share insights from the study’s qualitative social data, collected during a Savannah Enrichment training program tailored to Rangers and developed and delivered as part of the research partnership with TAFE.
