I readily admit that I have not the slightest understanding of the technology that allows ‘rainforest revelations’ to traverse the expanse of distance and time with the rest of the world.

There are those amongst the multitudes that overcome whatever obstacles stand in their way and accompany us through the antiquity of an awesome landscape. Many bring the great gift of knowledge and with lessons learnt through observation and interrelationship, Cooper Creek Wilderness has become a repository of intellectual property, that with time and perseverance, will approach the complementarity that such a venerated rainforest deserves.

In the indigenous vernacular of the Kuku Yalanji, ‘Madja-ji’ classifies people associated with rainforest estate.   Cooper Creek Wilderness has ventured into a new frontier; developing a relationship based on respect and perseverance at the centre of the Gondwanan rainforests of the Daintree.

An ever-increasing distance has meanwhile come between the majority of Australians and the ecological processes of the national landscape upon which we all depend for housing, medicines and nourishment.   The steady decline in ecological integrity, largely as a result of human activity and the need to reconcile our great nation with that which we must rely upon to sustain us into the future, is becoming ever-increasingly important.

Principle 22 of the RIO DECLARATION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, states:

Indigenous people and their communities and other local communities have a vital role in environmental management and development because of their knowledge and traditional practices. States should recognise and duly support their identity, culture and interests and enable their effective participation in the achievement of sustainable development.

Australia is defined by its people and their relationship with their environment. Its triumph is bound to its interdependence of unique communities, which are in turn bound in territorial respect for the aspirations, life and memory of their constituents. Through ‘rainforest revelations’, our national interdependency now has a convenient conduit for confederacy.

Cooper Creek Wilderness occupies a unique immersion at the very centre of significance and perseverance of the oldest surviving rainforest in the world. Its secrets are released slowly, but they are also limitless in their depth and disclosure. Share with us the insights and enlightenment that our inhabitancy reveals and together we might discover a pathway to a more sustainable future.

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