Joann Schmider

• Central Queensland University

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) include the aesthetic, artistic, educational, spiritual and/or scientific values of ecosystems and have been described as ‘intangible’ and complex, reflecting diverse people-nature interactions that are embedded in dynamic linked social-ecological systems. CES have proved difficult to value, therefore mapping CES h...

Executive summary Background  The research described herein, was supported by the Australian Government as part of its National Environmental Research Program (NERP). The NERP comprised 5 main research hubs, each with a specific focus.  The research reported on here was undertaken as part of the Tropical Ecosystem (TE) Hub which addresses issues...

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) include the aesthetic, artistic, educational, spiritual and/or scientific values of ecosystems and have been described as ‘intangible’ and complex, reflecting diverse people-nature interactions that are embedded in dynamic linked social-ecological systems. CES have proved difficult to value, therefore mapping CES h...

Our draft framework for Indigenous co-management in the Wet Tropics, derived through stakeholder input and problem co-framing, recognises it as an emergent path-generation process towards equitable relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies about country. Eight attributes are necessary to represent this process: focus on the part...

Rainforest Aboriginal peoples in the wet tropics region have promulgated advancements in institutional capability to enable their engagement with biodiversity protection—for example, through the Wet Tropics Regional Agreement, the Aboriginal Cultural and Natural Resource Management Plan, several Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs), and the nomin...