Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_493
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 493
Character Range: 1250007–1251956

493       Indigenous Protected Areas                                                                                                                           To provide funding to:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) Indigenous persons to enable them to manage areas of land and sea (known as Indigenous Protected Areas) for biodiversity conservation, and the protection of natural and cultural values, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders; and
                                                                                                                                                               (b) support such management, including funding for infrastructure and services;
                                                                                                                                                               so as to benefit Indigenous persons, including by:
                                                                                                                                                               (c) promoting employment and economic opportunities for Indigenous persons; and
                                                                                                                                                               (d) assisting Indigenous persons to derive economic and social benefits from the use of land and sea, including through the development of sustainable industries and sustainable ocean economies; and
                                                                                                                                                               (e) supporting the intergenerational transfer of Indigenous ecological knowledge, and the mapping, research and monitoring of ecological and cultural values.