A huge tract of land in the Tanami and Great Sandy deserts is about to become Australia’s largest indigenous protected area (IPA).
Federal Indigenous Health Minister Warren Snowdon is due to announce the move at a ceremony at the remote spot of Sangsters Bore in the Tanami desert in central Australia at 2pm (CST) on Tuesday.
About 300 traditional owners are expected to witness the declaration turning 101,500 square kilometres of land – larger than Tasmania and just slightly smaller than England – into an IPA.
Becoming an IPA gives greater recognition to the role Aboriginal people play in caring for their country, and will see them get more federal funding to support rangers and indigenous land management.
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