Indigenous Water Governance in Australia: Comparisons with the United States and Canada

Tsatsaros, Julie; Wellman, J; Bohnet, Iris; Brodie, Jon; Valentine, Peter

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“…Improving co-management opportunities may be the best approach to share common resources, reduce conflict and to improve Indigenous participation in water resources management. Lessons learned may provide useful guidance in developing successful collaborative approaches with Indigenous peoples for effective long-term water quality management outcomes [65].…”

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Improving Water Quality in the Wet Tropics, Australia: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study

Tsatsaros

Bohnet

Brodie

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The Wet Tropics region of north Queensland contains the highest biological diversity in Australia, has outstanding environmental values, is economically important and located adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Increasing urban development and agricultural intensification in the Wet Tropics has raised serious water quality concerns. To successfully achieve water quality improvement outcomes, the integration of social and biophysical knowledge, in particular clarifying the roles and responsibilities of multiple stakeholders for knowledge integration, has been identified as a key issue and research priority. However, research into the processes supporting knowledge integration and clarifying roles and responsibilities of multiple stakeholders for improving water quality is largely lacking. To fill this gap, we further developed and advanced a social-ecological planning framework to improve our understanding of how multiple-stakeholders can contribute to successful water quality management outcomes. Our conceptual framework, applied in the Tully basin adjacent to the GBR: (1) provides a transdisciplinary approach; (2) enhances the integration of social and biophysical knowledge through tailored methods fitting the local context; (3) shares knowledge and provides recommendations; (4) outlines factors that may promote or inhibit the implementation of freshwater quality objectives; (5) highlights inadequacies of existing government guidelines, policies, and presents co-management opportunities and (6) offers a novel collaborative approach supporting water quality improvement in the Wet Tropics of Australia and beyond.

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Improving Water Quality in the Wet Tropics, Australia: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study

Tsatsaros

Bohnet

Brodie

et al. 2020

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“…Their research, similar to mine, aims to decolonize water management such that Indigenous voices are able to participate effectively in water management processes. Another recent article by Tsatsaros et al highlights some of the similarities and differences between the lack of Indigenous participation in water management praxis between Canada and the United States and Australia [8] These sources highlight that co-management initiatives have had limited success so far. In this paper, I ask the following question: what does it take to build an effective co-management water policy in the Canadian context?…”

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(Re-)Envisioning Natural Resource Management Involving First Nations: Toward an Effective Co-Management Policy

McKibbin

2023

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In this paper, I posit a relationship between what I consider to be two distinct views of natural resource management: the reductionist and holistic views. The purpose of this comparison is to highlight the dangers of reducing environmental management to its ability to bolster a nation’s economic status. Part of the problem with this view is that it cannot take seriously the needs and desires of Indigenous persons. As such, I compare the reductionist view with the holistic view. The holistic view does not only consider the economics of natural resources; unlike the reductionist view, it aims to take seriously the needs and desires of Indigenous communities that have used natural resources in their territories since time immemorial. To illustrate the differences between the reductionist and holistic views, I examine at length the case of the James Bay Hydro Development in Quebec, Canada. I then apply these insights to an international context by utilizing the literature from Australia. The literature from both Canada and Australia implies that natural resource management involving First Nations needs to take a holistic approach to water management and policy such that the hopes, needs, and desires of Indigenous communities are not merely placated, but fulfilled.

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“…In so doing, Indigenous Peoples are (re)claiming roles within natural resource governance and management processes. There are also growing movements in scholarship, and among legal, policy and advocacy communities, to shift away from insular, single authority approaches towards natural resource decision-making (Simms et al 2016;Tsatsaros et al 2018). Such shifts endeavour to embrace a more holistic and integrated approach, placing more value on different ways of knowing and centering Indigenous voice and wisdom more prominently in decision-making (Nyboer et al 2022;Bottom et al 2009;Thompson et al 2019;Simms et al 2016).…”

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Perspectives and Experiences of Fisheries Professionals Working for Indigenous Fishery Agencies on the Laurentian Great Lakes

Postma

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The health of fish and water is of utmost importance for Indigenous Peoples yet Indigenous voice and wisdom continue to be marginalized in decision-making about water resources. This is problematic given that interconnected aquatic ecosystems require collaboration, alongside legal and ethical imperatives to involve Indigenous Peoples in decisions that uphold their rights. This thesis employs a case study of fisheries decision-making on the Laurentian Great Lakes where multijurisdictional collaboration emerged in response to widespread damages caused by the invasive sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus. Drawing on interviews with fisheries professionals working for Indigenous fishery agencies we provide insight into the challenges and opportunities of fisheries co-management.We find that collaboration can be impacted by individual to institutional to system levels. Overall, the equitable involvement of Indigenous voice and wisdom in decision-making can move us together and further along a pathway of reconciliation and commitment to healthy water resources.iii Dedication and AcknowledgementsFor my dad, from whom I have learned so much This work would not have been possible without the incredible support of many people. First, to the participants in this research: I am deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from your insights.

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Indigenous Water Governance in Australia: Comparisons with the United States and Canada

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Improving Water Quality in the Wet Tropics, Australia: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study

Improving Water Quality in the Wet Tropics, Australia: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study

(Re-)Envisioning Natural Resource Management Involving First Nations: Toward an Effective Co-Management Policy

Perspectives and Experiences of Fisheries Professionals Working for Indigenous Fishery Agencies on the Laurentian Great Lakes

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