Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher
Director of Research, Indigenous Knowledge Institute; School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
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Sciences & Technology
The fiery curse of conservation
Land-use legislation has driven catastrophic bushfires in southeast Australia. Now is the time for Aboriginal people with the knowledge and desire to return their Country to health
Sciences & Technology
Indigenous knowledge and the myth of ‘wilderness’
Aboriginal ideas of ‘wilderness’ are in contrast to romantic views of a ‘pristine’ environment. But it actively excludes Indigenous and local people from conservation
Sciences & Technology
Leaving no one behind
This year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples calls for a new social contract that recognises the rights and social equity of Indigenous people
Sciences & Technology
Watch episode 1: Climate Conversations: Australia in 2029
2020 could be the spark that ignites a positive future for us and for the climate - so what could our hypothetical future look like in 2029?
Sciences & Technology
Podcast
Everything is Country
Wiradjuri man and geographer Associate Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher explores how belonging to Country embeds us within the world around us and reveals the obligation we have to care for it
Sciences & Technology
Book extract
Our Country, Our way
Wiradjuri man and geographer Associate Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher explores how Indigenous people and knowledge can save Australia’s environmental unravelling
Sciences & Technology
Science, technology, engineering, mathematics and reconciliation
As we mark National Reconciliation Week, what role can science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) play in bringing about change?
Environment
Under the Microscope
The climate legacies in our lakes
Biogeographer Dr Michael-Shawn Fletcher tells of exploring ‘natural archives’ to piece together our environmental history – and shine a light on the future