.Earth Futures Festival is such a mind-blowing initiative to showcase the breathe of the #geosciences & long-lived cultural knowledge of the Earth. 972 films; 89 countries 🤯

Huge highlight tonight were the Nyangumarta Rangers & their stories of Country

🧵Awards announced tomorrow 👇

The Nyangumarta Rangers will be yarning up in Sydney next week at the Earth Futures Festival. The Nyangumarta film Marrngumili Warrarn Muwarr Pirraja - Sharing Desert Stories is a festival finalist.

Today is your last chance to enter nominations for the IDA Ranger of the Year Awards.

Nominate a desert ranger you are proud of here: indigenousdesertalliance.com/awards

Nominations for the IDA Ranger of the Year Awards have been extended a week to make sure no one misses out on nominating. This is a great opportunity to recognise desert Rangers you are proud of this year.

Nominate here indigenousdesertalliance.com/awards
Deadline is Fri 7 Oct, 5pm AWST

Nominations for the IDA Ranger of the Year Awards are closing soon. These awards celebrate and recognise the outstanding achievements of Rangers across the desert and their commitment to looking after country.

Nominate here: indigenousdesertalliance.com/awards

If you're an Indigenous storyteller, ICTV's FRAIM is made for you. Register now:

fraim.ictv.com.au

Warburton Rangers have been out on Country looking for healthy signs of both Warru (black-footed rock-wallaby) and Tjakuṟa (great desert skink). These are two of the four priority threatened species the Warburton Rangers are protecting on their country.
#threatenedspeciesday

It's #NationalThreatenedSpeciesDay 🌏 The only way for the native creatures of the desert to survive is with the help of Indigenous Rangers, our way. It’s a good thing to be sharing our knowledge and looking after desert animals for future generations.

Country

The Nyangumarta and Kiwirrkurra Ranger team exchange short film, Marrngumili Warrarn Muwarr Pirraja - Sharing Desert Stories, is a finalist in the UNESCO-supported Earth Futures Festival! Can you vote to help make it the People's Choice Award?
earthfuturesfestival.com/peoples-choice

How lucky I was to catch a glimpse of Uluru from the plane on my way back home from Broome. This magnificent rock represents the majestic beauty of Mother Nature in 🇦🇺, and is sacred to Indigenous people.

Balya!

While there are many iconic desert trees, we are excited to see two of the best from the desert up for Australia’s favourite. Both provide shade, habitat, food and cultural resources where they are found. Do we really have to pick one?! Vote now: abc.net.au/trees