Warlu Jilajaa Jumu Indigenous Protected Area - fact sheet
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources, November 2007
© Commonwealth of Australia
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Warlu Jilajaa Jumu Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) covers 16,100 square kilometres of arid scrub and desert wetlands in the north-west of Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert.
The IPA is cared for by its Traditional Owners, the Ngurrara people. It is named after the fire they use to keep the land healthy (warlu), and the permanent waterholes (jila or ‘living water’) and seasonal soaks (jumu) that are the IPA’s key sources of water.
The IPA creates ranger jobs and training opportunities for young people, and helps the Ngurrara people look after their land and its cultural sites. Rangers monitor native species, and use traditional burning to keep weeds such as buffel grass down and help fire-dependant plants to thrive. The Canning Stock Route travels through the IPA, and rangers work hard to maintain camp grounds and protect important cultural sites.
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