Publications

Fiona has authored or co-authored fifteen book chapters, fifteen journal papers and more than 38 reports. As a practitioner and applied scientist with external clients, reports have dominated (clients rarely fund research papers). She co-edited and authored the awarded book ‘Planning for country …’ this enduring text remains on university reading lists sixteen years since it was published. Of Fiona’s science publications the PNAS paper on ‘fairy circles’ was a highlight, being on a curious and contentious research topic and for a prestigious journal. Her works inform others. Publications are available on request or with client approval.

Selected recent publications include:.

 
 
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‘Good things that come to us’

Walsh, Fiona and Miles Holmes (2018) ‘Good things that come to us’: Benefits and challenges of the Central Land Council Ranger Program from the views of Aboriginal Rangers, Report to Central Land Council, 123 pages. And see CLC flier ‘The benefits of ranger work’

We make these foods to share

Martu women and Fiona Walsh (2018) Paarninpa-laju mayinga ngarranypungkuraku, We make these foods to share, Kanyininpa Jukurrpa, Newman. 60 pp, Photo report.

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Fairy circles or ghosts of termitaria?

Walsh, F, A. Sparrow, P. Kendrick and J. Schofield (2016) Fairy circles or ghosts of termitaria? Pavement termites as alternative causes of circular patterns in vegetation of desert Australia, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA (PNAS) Letters, 113:37, September 2016

Books, book chapters or published case studies

  1. Ens, E., F. Walsh, and P. Clarke. (2017). Aboriginal people and Australia's vegetation: Past and current interactions.in D.A. Keith, Australian vegetation editor. 3rd edition Cambridge University Press, Cambridge pp 98-112 

  2. Walsh, Fiona (2017) Box B1011 Caterpillars as big as a mountain: the role of spiritual beliefs about animals and plants, In Cresswell ID, Murphy H (2016). Biodiversity: Terrestrial plant and animal species: Invertebrates. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra

  3. Davies, Jocelyn, Yiheyis T. Maru, Fiona Walsh and Josie Douglas (2017) Chapter 5: Remote, marginal and sustainable? The key role of brokers and bridging institutions for stronger Indigenous livelihoods in Australia’s deserts, Heinz Schandl and Iain Walker (eds) Social Science and sustainability, CSIRO Publishing

  4. Walsh FJ, Christophersen P, McGregor S. (2014). Chapter 6 Indigenous perspectives on biodiversity. 13 pp in S. Morton, A. Sheppard, and M. Lonsdale, editors. Biodiversity: Science and solutions for Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.

  5. Walsh, F.J. (2013) In E. Motte-Florac, Y. Aumeeruddy-Thomas and E. Dounias, Peoples and Natures Hommes et natures, International Society of Ethnobiology and IRD Editions, 176 pp

  6. Walsh FJ. (2012) In: Coates, E., K. Sorenson, and G. Sullivan (eds). We don't need a map: A Martu experience of the Western Desert. Fremantle Arts Centre, Martu Mili, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa, BHP Billiton, CSIRO, Perth, Western Australia. (And see Who need a map when you’ve got Martu art 2013).

  7. Douglas J, Walsh FJ. (2008). Research governance – convening the Merne Altyerr-ipenhe (Food from the Creation time) Reference Group. In 'Indigenous community engagement at Charles Darwin University'. (Eds M. Campbell and M. Christie.) pp. 36-38. (Uniprint NT: Darwin.), 

  8. Walsh FJ, Mitchell P. Eds. (2002). Planning for country: cross-cultural approaches to decision making on Aboriginal lands. (Jukurrpa Books/IAD Press: Alice Springs.) 

  9. Walsh FJ, Mitchell P. (2002) Participatory planning. In 'Planning for country: cross-cultural approaches to decision making on Aboriginal lands'. (Eds F. Walsh and P. Mitchell.) pp. 1-36. (Jukurrpa Books/IAD Press: Alice Springs.)

  10. Walsh FJ, Mitchell P. (2002). Methods. In 'Planning for country: cross-cultural approaches to decision making on Aboriginal lands'. (Eds F. Walsh and P. Mitchell.) pp. 37-72. (Jukurrpa Books/IAD Press: Alice Springs.)

  11. Walsh FJ. (2002). Warlmanpa people make a ground map. In 'Planning for country: cross-cultural approaches to decision making on Aboriginal lands'. (Eds F. Walsh and P. Mitchell.) pp.129-135. (Jukurrpa Books/IAD Press: Alice Springs.)

  12. Walsh FJ. (1995). Interactions between land management agencies and Australian Aboriginal people: rationale, problems & some lessons. In 'Nature conservation: The role of networks'. (Eds D. A. Saunders, J. L. Craig and E. M. Mattiske.) pp. 88-106. (Surrey Beatty & Sons: Sydney.)

  13. Walsh FJ. (1992) The relevance of some aspects of Aboriginal subsistence activities to the management of national parks: in reference to Martu people of the Western Desert. In: J Birckhead, T de Lacy & L Smith (eds) Aboriginal involvement in parks & protected areas, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra.

  14. Stoneman T, McArthur W, Walsh FJ. 1991. Soils and landforms of Kimberley rainforests, Western Australia.in N. McKenzie and P. Kendrick, editors. Kimberley rainforests of Australia. Surrey Beatty & sons, NSW. 

  15. Walsh FJ. 1990. An ecological study of traditional Aboriginal use of 'country': Martu in the Great and Little Sandy Deserts. Pages 23-37 in D. A. Saunders, A. J. Hopkins, and R. A. How, editors. Australian ecosystems: 200 years of utilization, degradation and reconstruction. Surrey Beatty and sons, Chipping Norton, Australia. 

Journal publications

  1. Curran, G., D. Barwick, M. Turpin, F. Walsh and M. Laughren (2019 in review) How Central Australian songs ‘intra-act’ with environmental knowledge and practices, Journal of Ethnobiology

  2. Walsh F, Dobson VP Douglas J. (2013) Anpernirrentye: a framework for enhanced application of indigenous ecological knowledge in natural resource management. Ecology and Society special issue 'Integrating indigenous knowledge and science in natural resource management'. 

  3. Davies J, Hill R, Walsh FJ, Sandford M, Smyth D, Holmes MC. 2013. Innovation in management plans for Community Conserved Areas: experiences from Australian Indigenous Protected Areas. Ecology and Society 18(2):14. 

  4. Walsh F, Douglas J. (2011) No bush foods without people: the essential human dimension to sustained trade in native plant products from desert Australia. 'The Rangelands Journal', 33: 395-416.

  5. Holcombe S, Yates P Walsh FJ. (2011). Reinforcing alternative economies: self-motivated work by central Anmatyerr people to sell Akatyerr (Desert raisin)The Rangeland Journal. 33:255-265. 

  6. Prober SM, O'Connor MH, Walsh FJ (2011). Australian Aboriginal peoples' seasonal knowledge: a potential basis for shared understanding in environmental management. Ecology and Society 16, 12 

  7. Morton SR, Stafford Smith DM, Dickman CR, Dunkerley DL, Friedel MH, McAllister RRJ, Reid JRW, Roshier DA, Smith MA, Walsh FJ, Wardle GA, Watson IW, Westoby M. (2011). A fresh framework for the ecology of arid Australia Journal of Arid Environments 75, 313-329. 

  8. Davies J, Campbell D, Campbell M, Douglas J, Hueneke H, LaFlamme M, Pearson D, Preuss K, Walker J, Walsh FJ. (2011). Attention to four key principles will promote health and wellbeing outcomes from desert Aboriginal land management. The Rangeland Journal. 33(4) 417-431. 

  9. McAllister RRJ, Smith DMS, Stokes CJ, Walsh FJ. (2009). Patterns of accessing variable resources across time and space: Desert plants, animals and people. Journal of Arid Environments 73, 338-346.

  10. Walsh FJ. (2009). Review of ‘Australia and the origins of agriculture’ by Gerritsen. Geojournal 74 (5) 499-501 

  11. Mitchell P, Walsh FJ. 1998. The business-planning story: planning land based enterprises with rural Aboriginal people. Participatory Learning and Action Notes 33:69-73.

  12. Mahney T, Gambold N, Walsh FJ, Winstanley D. 1996. Looking at country two ways - Land Resource Assessment on Aboriginal lands in central Australia. ACLEP Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program 5(1):2-5.

  13. Walsh FJ. 1988. The influence of the spatial and temporal distribution of plant food resources on the Martujarra. Australian Archaeology 25:88-101.

  14. Veth P, Walsh FJ. 1988. The concept of 'staple' plant foods in the Western Desert region of Western Australia. Australian Aboriginal Studies 1988/2:19 - 25.

Reports

  1. Central Land Council and Fiona Walsh (2018) Mawurrungu is Where the Mala Come from and Mala Return to Newhaven Nearby, report for Traditional Owners and Central Land Council with Australian Wildlife Conservancy, written and compiled by Fiona Walsh, 60 pp.

  2. Martu women and Fiona Walsh (2018) Paarninpa-laju mayinga ngarranypungkuraku, We make these foods to share, Kanyininpa Jukurrpa, Newman. 60 pp, Photo report.

  3. Walsh, Fiona (2018) Arelh ingkerr ntang iney-angker-rnem (All the women who are seed collectors) Bush Food and Seed Harvesters and Traders Inaugural Workshop, Arlparre (Utopia) 30 May – 2 June 2017, 61pp, Compiled by Fiona Walsh for Central Land Council and the Northern Territory Government

  4. Walsh, Fiona and Miles Holmes (2018) ‘Good things that come to us’: Benefits and challenges of the Central Land Council Ranger Program from the views of Aboriginal Rangers, Report to Central Land Council, 123 pages.

  5. Walsh, Fiona (2017) Ways to learn from each other and traditional owners: Methods to know and map important animals and plants, Report from CLC Ranger, Coordinator and Staff workshop, Alice Springs Desert Park, March 2017

  6. Walsh, Fiona (2016) Bilby is part of this country and for everybody: Cultural report about Bilbies and the Ninu Festival, Kiwirrkura, 2016, Report to Central Desert Native Title Services, 72 pp 

  7. Walsh, Fiona with Martu women and Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa (2016) Walk To Gather, Learn To Gather Kujunykala yanku. Kujunykala nintirriku. We are walking in one. In one we learn. Report on Women’s Plant and Traditional Knowledge Camp at Yulpul, Kanyininpa Jukurrpa, Newman and CSIRO, Alice Springs. 82 pp

  8. Walsh, Fiona (2015) Sharing traditional ecological knowledge amongst Martu: Effective teaching – learning strategies in a modern world. Martu women’s plant knowledge workshop at Yurlpu wiith Kanyirinpa Jukurrpa and CSIRO support, August 2015, Powerpoint-based summary, 44 pages

  9.  Walsh, F. and with KJ staff. 2016. Facilitation, participation and planning: Report from KJ staff workshop on community-based action planning for cultural and natural resource management on Aboriginal lands.  CSIRO and Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa (KJ), Alice Springs.

  10. Walsh, F and Ashley Sparrow (2015) Co-learning and emergent co-research collaborations between CSIRO researchers, Ltyenyte Apurte Rangers and Central Land Council around erosion management, June 2015, Internal report to Central Land Council and CSIRO 'Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary integration science strategy development' 

  11. Mooney, M., F. Walsh, R. Hill, J. Davies, A. Sparrow and Central Land Council Lytentye Apurte Rangers (2014) Climate change: Learning about what is happening with the weather in central Australia, A3 35 pp report by CSIRO with Central Land Council, Alice Springs Australia. 

  12. Hill R, Pert P, Davies J, Robinson C, Walsh FJ, Falco-Mammone F. 2013. Indigenous Land Management in Australia: extent, scope, diversity, barriers and success factors. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Cairns.

  13. Walsh F. (2012) Handing back old pictures and plants to Martu: The return of photos and plant data related to traditional ecological knowledge and natural resource management on Martu lands. Recommendations, summary and documentary for Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa. p. 41. CSIRO, Kanyirininpa Jukurrpa, Alice Springs.

  14. Walsh FJ, Davies J. (2011). Our work is about learning, colleagues, culture and place: Aboriginal employment at the Alice Springs Desert Park. (CSIRO, Alice Springs Desert Park, CRC Report Number 72. Ninti One, Desert Knowledge CRC, pp 109, 

  15.  Walsh FJ, Chewings V, Raisbeck-Brown N, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa. (2011). Martu lands atlas version 1: Maps for natural and cultural heritage management. 53 pp incl 42 maps. (CSIRO and Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa: Alice Springs.) 

  16. Walsh, F., Davies and Hill (2011). Report on workshop to develop national guidelines for Indigenous Protected Area management plans, Alice Springs Desert Park, June 2010. (CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences for Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment and Communities: Alice Springs, Australia.) 101 pp 

  17. Hill R, Walsh FJ, Davies J. 2011. Our country our way: Guidelines for Australian Indigenous Protected Area management plans, 53 pp A3. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences for Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC), Cairns, Alice Springs, Australia.

  18. Walsh, FJ, Davies, J., Hill, R. Report on the Indigenous Protected Area Planning Guidelines workshop, 30 pp, A3, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Alice Springs. 

  19. Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa, Kalotas A, Walsh FJ. 2011. Introduction to the Martu warta [plant] records database. 12pp, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu Cultural Knowledge Program, Newman.

  20. Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa, Kalotas A, Walsh FJ. 2011. A summary of Martu plant names and uses. 41 pp, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu Cultural Knowledge Program, Newman. 

  21. Merne Altyerr-ipenhe Group, Douglas J, Walsh FJ. (2011). Aboriginal people, their knowledge and plants from central Australia: Guidelines for ethical practice in bush foods research, development and industry. 66 pp. Report 71, Desert Knowledge CRC: Alice Springs.) 

  22. Walsh FJ, Douglas J. (2009). Harvester - trader exchanges: Critical elements of small-scale commercial bush produce harvesting in central Australia sustained to at least 2006In 'Sustainable bush produce systems'. (Ed. M. Ryder, F. Walsh, J. Douglas, M. Waycott, H. Robson, Z. Singh, M. Majer, T. Collins, J. White and B. Cheers.) DKCRC Working Paper 31 pp. 20-49. (Desert Knowledge CRC: Alice Springs.), 

  23. Alyawarr, speakers from Ampilawatja, Walsh FJ, Douglas J. (2009). Angka Akatyerr-akert ~ A Desert raisin report. (Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre, CSIRO and Charles Darwin University: Alice Springs.)

  24. Johnson S, Top End Working Group, Desert Working Group and Technical Advisory Group (2006). Indigenous ecological knowledge: A Northern Territory scoping study. (NAILSMA and TSM-CRC. Prepared for the NT Natural Resource Management Board: Darwin, NT.). 

  25. NMA (2006). Australian harvest: Macadamias and bush foods. (National Museum of Australia: Canberra.): 2 x 2 m 3-D display 2006 - 2008.

  26. Walsh FJ, Cross B, members of Wangkatjungka Aboriginal Corporation, Kupartiya Incorporated, Ngumpan Aboriginal Corporation, Dodnun community. 2003. Bushfires and burning - aspects of Aboriginal knowledge and practice in areas of the Kimberley. 39 pp, Report to Kimberley Regional Fire Management Project, Broome, Western Australia.

  27. Walsh FJ. 2002. Tangentyele urrkapeme tyerrtyeke (Working together for the people): Development of better services for town camp people workshop report. 27 pp A3, Report to Tangentyere Council, Alice Springs.

  28. Walsh FJ. 2001. Looking after country at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park: New animals and park values. Workshop with Anangu, Parks staff and biologists. 42 pp A3, Report to Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, Alice Springs. 

  29. Walsh FJ. 2000. Participatory land use planning workshop with Institute of Aboriginal Development Landcare students. 26 pp A3, Institute for Aboriginal Development (IAD) Landcare Unit and Central Land Council Land Assessment and Planning Unit, Alice Springs. 

  30. Walsh FJ. 2000. Land use and management issues identified by Aboriginal people in central Australia and potential socioeconomic indicators of sustainable land use. 39pp, Report commissioned by Centre for International Economics about Indicators for sustainable management of the rangelands for National Land and Water Audit 1999-2002, Central Land Council, Alice Springs. 

  31. Walsh FJ. 2000. Information needs and media in Aboriginal land management, Kimberley, Western Australia.46 pp A3, Report to Kimberley Land Council for National Land and Water Resources Audit and Tropical Savannas CRC. 

  32. Mitchell P, Walsh FJ. 1999. Participatory land use planning with Aboriginal people: Evaluation of a process and a course. 43pp, Report to World Wildlife Fund, Central Land Council and Indigenous Land Corporation, Darwin.

  33. Gambold N, Walsh FJ, Brown GN. 1998. Warlmanpa country: plants, animals, soils, landform and land use. Land resources of the eastern Karlantijpa North Aboriginal Land Trust. Report 2.8, 75 pp, Land Resource Assessment and Planning Unit, Central Land Council, Alice Springs. 

  34. Walsh FJ. 1994. Ethnobiological evidence of Martu hunting, gathering and other land uses in traditional and contemporary times. 16pp, Report to Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia in relation to Martu lands.

  35. Walsh FJ. 1992. How to gather bush foods that grow in Martu country: A booklet prepared for Parnngurr and Punmu community schools. Community resource document, University of Western Australia, Perth

  36. Walsh FJ. 1992. Stories of pujiman (bushman) days by four Martu women: Milangka Yirapartu (Yirapartu Robinson), Purungu Naaju (Rosie Naaju), Purungu Jakaru (Jakaru Biljabu), Purungu Marralaltu (Daisy Tinker). 34pp, University of Western Australia, 

  37. Walsh FJ. 1989. The use and management of animal and plant resources by the Martujarra. Pages 177-233 in G. Wright and Western Desert Working Group, editors. The significance of the Karlamilyi region to the Martujarra of the Western Desert. Prepared for The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) on behalf of the Western Desert Puntukurnuparna Aboriginal Corporation. CALM, Perth.

  38. Veth P, Walsh FJ. 1986. Old camping places & plant use in Martujarra lands. Community resource document, The University of Western Australia, Perth