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Amplify our voices to end plastic pollution


Help amplify Australian First Nations voices to end plastic pollution, friend.

Fund our Global Plastic Treaty delegation to speak for our oceans and strengthen Australian First Nations voices to end plastic pollution before time runs out:

As global negotiations on a landmark United Nations treaty to end plastic pollution enter the final stages, it is critical that countries deliver on the unique opportunity to deliver lasting global reductions in plastic pollution.

We cannot let plastic polluters drown out the voices of marine scientists, marine life and Indigenous Peoples and communities, who are directly impacted by ocean plastic pollution.

We need to raise $42,000 before 4th August, to send me, our AMCS Plastics Campaign Manager, Cip Hamilton, alongside three Dhimurru Rangers to the UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations next month.

If you donate today, we will work on your behalf, to stop big plastic polluter companies from derailing much needed solutions. This is our opportunity to fight for a global solution that will end plastic pollution in our oceans.

Please chip in to ensure that our marine plastics experts and Dhimurru Rangers are represented in the UN negotiations.

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All donations over $2 are 100% tax-deductible. Our important campaigns are not funded by Government grants, we are totally reliant on generous people like you to protect Australia’s oceans and the animals that call them home.

Our Global Plastic Treaty Delegation

Your donation will send an AMCS delegation to international meetings progressing global plastics treaty actions.

Dhimurru Rangers and AMCS have successfully partnered throughout 2024 to deliver positive outcomes for the environment. We believe this collaboration provides an opportunity to secure ambitious Global Plastics Treaty outcomes for the benefit of our oceans and first nations management of Sea Country.

Grace is the first Yolŋu woman to be appointed as a Facilitator at Dhimurru, a powerful milestone in Indigenous-led conservation. She leads with deep cultural authority and commitment across both land and sea management programs, mentoring rangers and ensuring Yolŋu law and knowledge remain central to Dhimurru’s operations.

In 2024, Grace represented Yolŋu perspectives at the Arafura Timor Sea Exchange (ATSE), where she spoke to the vital role of Indigenous women in Sea Country protection and the urgent need to address marine plastics. Her presence at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations brings forward the voices of Yolŋu Elders, women, and Country.

Wanga is Dhimurru’s Miyalk (women’s) Coordinator, leading the female ranger team in their work to protect Country. As a dedicated cultural leader and environmental practitioner, she oversees marine debris clean-up, cultural site management, and seasonal work grounded in Yolŋu knowledge.

Wanga plays a key role in intergenerational teaching and community resilience, ensuring the next generation of rangers are empowered and connected to Country. She brings strength, clarity and lived experience to the international stage, advocating for solutions that respect First Nations custodianship and protect our shared oceans. Wanga was also one of the Dhimurru delegates that presented to Parliament for Australia to join the Plastics Treaty.

Shanita is a Team Leader supporting Wanga and the Miyalk team in Dhimurru’s daily ranger operations. She contributes to marine debris response, fire management, cultural heritage protection, and ranger mentoring, combining practical expertise with cultural responsibility.

As an emerging leader, Shanita represents the next generation of Yolŋu women who are shaping the future of environmental care. Her voice at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations amplifies the frontline experience of Indigenous rangers and the urgent call to stop plastics at the source.

Cip Hamilton leads the Plastics Campaign team at AMCS, working to reduce the impacts of plastics on our oceans and marine life - through all stages of the plastics lifecycle.

Cip has extensive knowledge of single-use plastic bans, plastics policy and regulation and government stakeholders. Cip has completed a Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology Advanced) and Masters of Environment.

Global Plastics Treaty

The Global Plastics Treaty represents a once in a generation opportunity to stop rising plastic pollution, by securing enforceable global rules and targets for plastic reduction.

For the first time, the world’s nations are coming together to find solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. The treaty has the potential to cover the full life cycle of plastic – from the way products are produced, designed and used, to waste management, and the resources and funding that will be needed to clean up the world’s oceans.

As global negotiations on a landmark United Nations treaty to end plastic pollution enter the final stages, it is critical that this treaty delivers lasting global reductions in plastic pollution.

Cip in Busan with Dhimurru Rangers for Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations.

AMCS’ Cip Hamilton in Busan with Dhimurru Chair Mayatlili Marika, and Dhimurru Rangers RakRak Marika and Kim Wunungmurra for Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations in 2024.

 

Please chip in to ensure that our marine plastics experts and Dhimurru Rangers are represented in the UN negotiations.

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Amplify Australian First Nations Voices for the Global Plastics Treaty To End Plastic Pollution

Dhimurru Rangers Canberra Trip - Dorinda Cox

Dhimurru Rangers in Canberra with Dorinda Cox

Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation is an incorporated Aboriginal organisation established on Yolngu land to care for the Country. For over 60,000 years, Yolngu have sustainably managed the land and sea Country in the northeast of Arnhem Land.

The health of our Sea Country is of paramount concern for Traditional Custodians.

Each day, millions of plastic pieces and ghost nets waste wash up on our shores, presenting an ongoing and escalating threat. Rangers across the north work tirelessly to mitigate this issue, and one Dhimurru Ranger alone can collect 2.5 tonnes of plastic waste in just a year.

These Rangers also bear the immense responsibility of managing 52,000 hectares of land and sea—an area equivalent to the size of Singapore’s urban zone. The significance of Sea Country extends beyond environmental preservation – it is deeply interwoven with their cultural heritage.

The sea carries their stories.

Please chip in to ensure that our marine plastics experts and Dhimurru Rangers are represented in the UN negotiations.

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Why back AMCS?

If you donate today, we will work on your behalf, to stop big plastic polluter companies from derailing much needed solutions. This is our opportunity to fight for a global solution that will end plastic pollution in our oceans.

Please chip in to ensure that our marine plastics experts and Dhimurru Rangers are represented in the UN negotiations.

Donate today

 

All donations over $2 are 100% tax-deductible. Our important campaigns are not funded by Government grants, we are totally reliant on generous people like you to protect Australia’s oceans and the animals that call them home.

This project represents a proposed action of AMCS’ work. We respond to the fast-paced and ever-changing needs of our campaign work. As a result, there may be some cases in which the project you have selected may be fully funded, postponed or need to be substituted with another action or item, where the need is greater or more urgent at the given time. Please be assured your gift will go to work to be the voice for Australia’s oceans, working on the big issues that risk our ocean wildlife, and help to ensure Australia’s coasts and oceans remain healthy and free for tomorrow’s generations.