Healthy Country Planning & Indigenous land and sea management
Frank Weisenberger Consulting provides conservation planning support to Indigenous People and Local Communities (IP & LC), ranger programs, and conservation organisations to develop culturally grounded adaptive management plans and Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) plans of management. Through participatory planning, facilitation and evaluation support, projects move from ideas and consultation to clear priorities, practical management actions and meaningful impact.
A practical approach
Frank Weisenberger Consulting uses the Conservation Standards and Healthy Country Planning to support community-led planning and adaptive management. This approach combines participatory facilitation, strategic thinking and practical tools so that planning processes lead to clear decisions, agreed priorities, implementation pathways and measurable outcomes.
Frank Weisenberger is a conservation planning specialist with extensive experience supporting Indigenous communities and conservation initiatives across Australia and internationally. His work combines participatory facilitation, strategic thinking and practical planning tools to help organisations move from consultation processes to implementable management plans and reporting systems.
▪Extensive experience in Indigenous conservation planning
▪Specialist in Healthy Country Planning and MERI
▪Trusted facilitator for community and multi-stakeholder processes
Based in Australia, Frank works with IP & LC and conservation organisations nationally and internationally to strengthen planning, reporting and culturally grounded decision-making.
“Frank Weisenberger recently assisted Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation in reviewing the ngurrawarnti wulyu martunupurru Healthy Country Plan and supported the Ngurrara Ranger Program in developing a robust MERI framework for our Warlu Jilajaa Jumu Indigenous Protected Area. These documents help Yanunijarra AC to ensure Traditional Owners guide the work of our Rangers and that the Ngurrara Ranger Program effectively looks after Country – empowering Ngurrara Traditional Owners while responding to the needs of our partners and funders.”
Featured Resource - IPA Plan of management review
Addressing complex systems like the environment, community and culture, plans of managements for Indigenous Protected Areas need to be adaptive - and as such reviewed from time to time to ensure that the plan is still appropriate for the context.
This PDF resource (DOWNLOAD HERE) outlines how the tools of the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation / Healthy Country Planning can assist Indigenous Protected Area projects with regular reviews and monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement.
Need support with adaptive management?
If your organisation is seeking practical, culturally grounded support with conservation planning, facilitation or monitoring frameworks, feel free to get in touch to discuss your project or explore how we could work together.
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