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For Australia’s Indigenous Desert Alliance, caring for Country starts with a story

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Briefings

The Indigenous Desert Alliance (IDA) is a network of 70 ranger teams covering 270 million hectares in Australia, recognized as the largest Indigenous-led conservation corridor globally. Over the past four years, the IDA and its 885 rangers have restored biodiversity to 140 million hectares using cultural burning, a practice rooted in millennia-old Aboriginal traditions. The IDA administers this through the 'Right Way Desert Fire' program, which relies on oral storytelling and Traditional Owners' guidance rather than written manuals, ensuring knowledge is passed down practically rather than theoretically.

Key points

• The Indigenous Desert Alliance (IDA) is a network of 70 ranger teams covering 270 million hectares in Australia, recognized as the largest Indigenous-led conservation corridor globally.
• Over the past four years, the IDA and its 885 rangers have restored biodiversity to 140 million hectares using cultural burning, a practice rooted in millennia-old Aboriginal traditions.

Context

The IDA is a network of 70 ranger teams across the Australian desert, covering 270 million hectares, an area almost as large as Argentina. This makes it the largest Indigenous-led conservation corridor on the planet. The alliance uses cultural burning to restore biodiversity to 140 million hectares over the past four years, with the IDA administering this through its 'Right Way Desert Fire' program.

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The evidence is limited to a single Mongabay Newscast episode from October 2026. It does not include data on the specific number of hectares burned, the exact duration of the restoration period, or the specific names of the Traditional Owners involved. The article was originally published on Mongabay, and the source link is not provided.

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