The group was awarded $1.8m and praised as an ‘inspiring women led program’ using First Nations knowledge to protect land and sea
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The Queensland Indigenous Women Rangers Network has been awarded a £1m ($1.8m) Earthshot prize for its work on protecting the Great Barrier Reef.
The network was awarded the Revive Our Oceans category of the prizes, which was launched by Prince William and David Attenborough in 2020.