Action Plan to Advance Reconciliation

Participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Environment Protection and Heritage Issues

An Action Plan to advance reconciliation was endorsed by EPHC in 2002. The Action Plan's objectives are to:

1. Recognise the significance, interests and contribution of Indigenous peoples to environment protection and heritage issues;
   and
2. Promote the effective involvement of Indigenous peoples in management and protection of the environment and heritage, and in particular their principal involvement in managing their own cultural heritage.

The next step, development of an Implementation Plan, is now underway.

Implementation Plan

The Implementation Plan will be based on information from State/Territory and Commonwealth agencies, including case studies, and will be developed taking into account other efforts such as the development of the Integrated National Heritage Strategy and initiatives under other Ministerial Councils.