Kimberley Aboriginal Bush Plant Resources - Harnessing Certification Workshop

Stewardship of our lands started with our First Nations Peoples, and they are its future.  Certification is an important pathway for ensuring authenticity in products and services provided by First Nation Peoples when working on and caring for Country.

We are thrilled to be co-presenting this half day workshop in partnership with Environs Kimberley..

It is designed to provide an understanding and knowledge around the advancement of Kimberley Aboriginal bush plant resources - specifically in the areas of protecting authenticity in terms of certification, as well as protecting traditional knowledge.

Topics will include:

 - Why certification and who's it for?

 - What could certification change for the Kimberley?

 - What makes good certification?

 - Importance of trust and credibility

BOOK NOW.  PLACES ARE STRICTLY LIMITED AND WILL SELL OUT.

Light lunch will be provided. Concessions are available on a needs basis.  Please enquire if you need support.

Speakers:

Ayesha Moss, Project Officer, Kimberley Nature Project

Ayesha Moss has worked and lived in the Kimberley for 10 years. The last 5 have been as an ecologist and project officer at Environs Kimberley within their Kimberley Nature Project team. The Kimberley Nature Project collaborates with Aboriginal and community groups across the region to protect, manage and document ecologically and culturally important species and ecosystems. 

Ayesha has worked with Indigenous ranger groups on the vulnerable and endangered monsoon vine thickets of the Dampier Peninsula, on sustainable seed collection and harvest of native flora for revegetation and culturally appropriate product development, setting up the Kimberley Community Seedbank and most recently on enhancing ecosystems through enrichment planting and landscape mapping.

Environs Kimberley is the Kimberley’s peak environmental NGO. It was set up in 1996, to support Traditional Owners in protecting the Kimberley from the damming of the Fitzroy River and large-scale land clearing to grow cotton. It continues to work for the strong protection and better management of Kimberley lands and waters.

Daniel Mackey - Director, Sustainability & Certification, Impact Seed

Daniel is a leader in the sustainability and social impact sector with over 10 years experience specialising in sustainability accreditation, certification and measurement practices in food and fibre supply chains nationally and internationally.

His focus has been on building and facilitating collaborations between businesses, producers, and not for profits to deliver better outcomes for business, people and the environment.

Daniel has led national business development and advocacy activities to grow the market for Fairtrade products along with leading the policy and standards negotiations to develop Australia’s first Forest Stewardship Standard for the Forest Stewardship Council. He has a particular interest in integrating the multiple social, environmental, cultural and economic needs of regional producers, Indigenous communities and their landscape.