ICIN was pleased to be building the capacity of Indigenous people to engage in Australia’s carbon industry at the 2025 Territory Natural Resource Management (TNRM) Conference, held 18-20th November, at Garramilla (Darwin), on Larrakia Country.
At the event, which showcases on-ground effective land and sea management initiatives, ICIN hosted a booth promoting the success of the Indigenous Carbon Industry, the work of our Full and Associate Members, resources developed to support Indigenous leadership in carbon and the rights and interests of Indigenous people under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme and the Nature Repair Market Scheme.
At the conference, ICIN hosted the sold out workshop ‘Indigenous Carbon Farming 101’ for Indigenous people and representatives of Indigenous organisations. The workshop ran through educational modules about climate change, carbon farming, carbon counting methods, Indigenous rights and interests in the carbon industry and what is involved in setting up a carbon project. ICIN presenters Anna Boustead, Clare Price, Susanne Munkara and Amanda Lilleyman were pleased to be joined by Tristin Maroney and Levina Woodbury from the Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation, who shared insights into running their savanna fire management carbon projects, including successes and lessons learned. ICIN also thanks Nicole Brown for supporting the facilitation of the session.
Attendees at the workshop included rangers from Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation, Yirralka Rangers, Anindilyakwa Land Council, Namultja Aboriginal Corporation, Kenbi Rangers - Northern Land Council, Mimal Land Management, Tiwi Resources and many more. The information presented at the workshop has been developed as part of a new ICIN partnership with the Australian Government to deliver the First Nations Carbon Farming Outreach Program.
Evaluation from workshop participants was overwhelmingly positive, with 80% of attendees who completed the online evaluation stating they feel more informed about carbon farming and methods because of the workshop. One attendee provided the following feedback and asked for a similar dedicated workshop to be run in their community for Traditional Owners:
As someone new to the carbon farming space, I found the Indigenous Carbon Farming 101 workshop hosted by ICIN at the TNRM Conference incredibly valuable. The session provided clear insight into the purpose and broader impact of carbon farming, offering a much clearer understanding of the bigger picture. The hands-on activities, together with the rangers’ insights into their projects and experiences, showcased the meaningful outcomes being achieved on Country and brought an added depth to the workshop.”
Finally, ICIN would like to congratulate our members who won Natural Resource Management Awards at the conference, these included:
- Tiwi Resources/Tiwi Rangers were awarded the Indigenous NRM Award
- Julie Roy, Yugul Mangi Rangers - Northern Land Council was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award