INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018

Darwin Esperance Norseman Kalgoorlie Alice Springs 0 250 500 kilometres N nce) N o r t h e r n T e r r i t o r y S o u t h A u s t r a l i a Long (Ni) Nova (Ni-Cu-Co) Tropicana (Au) Fraser Range Lake Mackay JV Raptor Perth W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a NATIVE TITLE AREAS FIGURE 20 Darwin Esperance Norseman Kalgoorlie Alice Spri 0 250 500 kilometres OPERATION N OPERATION (Under care & maintenance) N o r t h e T e r r i t o S o u t A u s t r a Long (Ni) Nova (Ni-Cu-Co) Tropicana (Au) Fraser Range Lake Mackay JV Raptor IGO MANAGED TENURE NATIVE TITLE AREAS ABORIGINAL LAND TRUSTS TROPICANA JV TENURE Perth W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a NGADJU INDIGENOUS PROTECTED AREA An Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) is an area of land or sea that is voluntarily declared to be a protected area by the Traditional Owners. IPAs are managed in accordance with international guidelines developed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The Australian program was set up in 1997 by the Federal Government. A key feature of IPAs is both the degree of autonomy exercised by Traditional Owners in managing these areas and the potential for IPAs to coexist with other land uses such as pastoralism and mining. Currently, Australia has 75 IPAs across some 67 million hectares that employ many Indigenous Rangers. In FY18, the Ngadju Conservation Aboriginal Corporation gained Commonwealth Government support and funding for the establishment of the Ngadju IPA (see Figure 21). The IPA covers an area of 4.4 million hectares within the Ngadju Native Title Determination Area. Management of the IPA is undertaken through the Ngadju Ranger program based in Norseman. IGO is proud to support the establishment of the Ngadju IPA and would like to acknowledge the work of those involved in this achievement. FIGURE 21 NGADJU IPA NOVA OPERATION IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018— 65

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