Australia cannot restore what it cannot seed. Building a restoration economy requires investment in the people, knowledge, infrastructure and cultural authority that make restoration possible.   ·   Australia cannot restore what it cannot seed. Building a restoration economy requires investment in the people, knowledge, infrastructure and cultural authority that make restoration possible.   ·Australia cannot restore what it cannot seed. Building a restoration economy requires investment in the people, knowledge, infrastructure and cultural authority that make restoration possible.   ·   Australia cannot restore what it cannot seed. Building a restoration economy requires investment in the people, knowledge, infrastructure and cultural authority that make restoration possible.   ·
SeedKeepers
Core to SeedKeepers§ Indigenous-Led Seed Intelligence

Every seed carries more than biological material.

It carries information about place, species, timing, landscape condition, cultural knowledge and future restoration potential.

SeedKeepers supports Indigenous-led approaches to seed intelligence — helping communities and organisations capture, manage and apply information that strengthens restoration outcomes while respecting cultural authority.

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§ Information may include

What seed intelligence actually covers.

01

Seed collection locations

02

Provenance and genetics information

03

Species occurrence records

04

Seasonal observations

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Cultural plant knowledge

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Restoration and monitoring data

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GIS mapping and spatial information

Held together

Under cultural authority, on Country.

§ Indigenous Data Governance

Information generated through seed collection and restoration should remain connected to Country and governed by Traditional Owners.

Where appropriate, SeedKeepers can support the development of secure, password-protected data systems that allow Traditional Owners to determine:

  • 01

    What information is recorded

  • 02

    Who can access information

  • 03

    What information can be shared

  • 04

    What information remains restricted

  • 05

    How knowledge is stored for future generations

  • Principle

    Decisions about information rest with the people whose Country it concerns.

Our undertaking

All cultural information, collection records and associated datasets remain under the control of Traditional Owners and are managed in accordance with community protocols, permissions and governance arrangements.

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§ Mapping Country

GIS and spatial mapping can support better decisions about how seed is collected, stored and returned to Country.

By combining local knowledge, ecological information and spatial tools, communities can make more informed decisions about how seed is collected, stored and returned to Country.

  • 01

    Provenance management

  • 02

    Seed collection planning

  • 03

    Species distribution mapping

  • 04

    Restoration planning

  • 05

    Monitoring and stewardship activities

  • 06

    Climate adaptation assessments

§ Our Position

SeedKeepers views data as a stewardship responsibility, not an asset to be extracted.

Our role is to help communities build secure systems that support restoration, protect cultural knowledge and maintain Traditional Owner authority over information generated on Country.

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