Spring Series 6 - Resilience, with Cissy Gore-Birch, Sheridan Waitai and Sangeeta Munghabai
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Welcome to the sixth episode in the Spring Series of Good Will Hunters, which asks, Can Australia be a Sustainability Superpower? WWF is proud to be collaborating with Good Will Hunters on this series, in the lead up to COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November. You can join the conversation via @goodwillpod or #RegenerateAustralia. In this episode, Dermot speaks to three formidable female leaders. Our guests are Cissy Gore-Birch, Sheridan Waitai and Sangeeta Munghabai. Cissy is the Executive Manager Aboriginal Engagement at Bush Heritage Australia. She is a Jaru/Kiji woman, a Member of the Kimberley Land Council, Chairperson of Aarnja Pty Ltd and Chairperson of the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management. Sheridan is the Executive Director Strategic Relationships and Innovation at Ngāti Kuri Trust Board. Her tribal affiliations are Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, and Tainui. Sangeeta is Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Fiji Country Program. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in coral reef ecology. This episode is a conversation between three passionate leaders on importance of indigenous ecological knowledge, building resilience to climate change, the importance of gender in conservation, and why traditional ecological knowledge must be at the heart of managing country – whether it is in Australia, NZ, or the Pacific. Enjoy the episode, The GWH Team
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