Additional support for Indigenous rangers protecting Great Barrier Reef, competition opens for national sector
Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers protecting the future of the Great Barrier Reef have received millions in funding to continue their work.
More than 200 Indigenous rangers are currently involved in the Queensland Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers Program, with 130 employees working across the reef’s catchments and coastlines.
The federal government have committed $15 million towards ongoing efforts, with $12.3 million dedicated toward Indigenous rangers.
An additional $3 million will be injected into long-term reef health through the People and Land Connections Program.