NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 28/04/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Asscoiate Professor Kamaljit Sangha, Charles Darwin University (CDU) Associate Professor in Ecological Economics, talking about Working with nature, not against it: How our economies can grow with the environment. This year the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) is holding its 11th global conference in Darwin and will be the first time the major event has been held in Australia since its inception in 2008. The conference will focus on nature-based solutions (NbS), or actions and methods that use and protect ecosystems while addressing global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, human well-being, food and water insecurity and more. The conference will have a special focus on the insights of local and Indigenous people and what their value systems can offer. Charles Darwin University (CDU) Associate Professor in Ecological Economics Kamaljit Sangha, who is the chair of the Conference Organizing Committee and a keynote speaker, said nature-based solutions presented an effective and productive solution to human well-being and sustainability. Associate Professor Sangha will discuss the economics of Indigenous efforts in land management and developing culturally appropriate NbS. The 11th ESP World Conference, From global to local ecosystem services: pathways to Nature-based Solutions inspired from Down Under, is on June 23 to 27 at the Darwin Convention Centre. You can find out more via the link below!
https://www.cdu.edu.au/…/working-nature-not-against-it…
John Paul Janke, National Indigenous Affairs Editor at NITV and host of The Point, talking about NITV’s flagship Indigenous current affairs program The Point filmed in Gimuy (Cairns). The Point filmed an episode in community in Cairns with leaders from across Cairns and the Cape, in the key seat of Leichhardt. Ahead of the Federal Election, the episode asks panellists whether it’s enough to focus on the bare minimum in “closing the gap” or whether Australians should have higher expectations. Discussing topics that are important to local people, the panel will talk about the current state of affairs ahead of the voting day. Special guests include lawyer and former chair of Queensland’s Indigenous truth-telling and healing inquiry Josh Creamer, Former Young Australian of the Year, consultant and artist Tania Major and youth advocate and chairperson of DIYDG (Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good) Stacee Ketchell. The resulting episode premieres on SBS and NITV Tuesday 29 April at 7.30pm.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/news-series/the-point
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