We’re working with community seed collectors to improve how we restore land after mining. Since the early 2000s, we’ve been working closely with Traditional Owners and local Aboriginal people in Weipa, Australia, who have been generously sharing their knowledge and experience with us. Together, we’re now rehabilitating mined land with culturally significant species of native plants, using seeds collected by the community themselves, which Traditional Owners use for food, medicines, and ceremonial purposes. As they work, seed collectors earn an income and pass their knowledge on to the next generation. We also train school-leaver Traditional Owners while mixing and planting seeds, giving them paid, hands-on land-management skills while they learn to care for their Country in future. This is now how we approach all our land management practices at Weipa. We’re constantly improving our processes as we learn more from the Traditional Owners, and how the seeds themselves propagate and establish.
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