Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170101466

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE170101466

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Can Indigenous land management forestall an extinction crisis? This project aims to test the theory that a lack of Indigenous land management precipitated the collapse of Australia's mammal fauna. Current rates of species extinction exceed background rates by 100-1000 times, because of changes to ecosystems by humans. Paradoxically, Australia’s most pressing extinction crisis could be due to too little human disturbance. This project will test Indigenous land management’s capacity to forestall further mammal declines and restore degraded ecosystems, and enhance Indigenous livelihoods. Anticipated outcomes include on-ground principles for integrating Indigenous knowledge into biodiversity conservation, and transformative insights on the interdependence of humans and their environment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 24-04-2017

End Date: 30-06-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $372,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Wildlife and Habitat Management | Environmental Science and Management | Conservation and Biodiversity | Landscape Ecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Rehabilitation of Degraded Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments | Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments |

Other Keywords

Conservation and Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Landscape Ecology | Rehabilitation of Degraded Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments | Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments | Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Wildlife and Habitat Management

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