KLC attends the Oceania Ranger Forum in New Zealand!
October 2022
Kimberley representatives at the first Oceania Ranger Forum in Rotorua, New Zealand.
The Kimberley Land Council Land was proud to be represented at the first ever Oceania Ranger Forum, held in Rotorua New Zealand, by Land and Sea Manager Daniel Oades and Gooniyandi Ranger Virgil Cherel.
Supported by the International Ranger Federation, the forum brought together ranger professionals and conservation workers to discuss topics of common interest and concern, in an international networking and professional development event. Delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Papau and New Guinea attended.
The International Ranger Federation (IRF) is a non-profit organisation established to raise awareness of, andsupport, the critical work that rangers do in conserving the world’s natural and cultural heritage. Founded in1992, the IRF has members from over 50 countries, on six of the seven continents.
The theme of the forum was ‘Inclusive Conservation’. Inclusive conservation is an approach for accommodating and balancing different visions for protected area management and for achieving socially relevant, economically productive and environmentally sustainable outcomes in protected areas. It has the potential to integrate multiple visions for growth, development and the conservation of protected areas.