Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke said the new funds would finance the purchase of high conservation value land for inclusion in Australia's national reserve system.
It would also support consultation with Indigenous communities, and their participation in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management.
The funds will support the voluntary acquisition of land considered to be of national environmental significance.
Queensland Environment Minister Vicky Darling said indigenous people must be given opportunities to manage their own country, for conservation and appropriate economic development purposes.
'That is why Queensland has developed a special tenure type called National Park (Cape York Aboriginal Land) which is jointly owned and managed for conservation purposes by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and the Traditional Owners,' Ms Darling said.
'When properties with high conservation values are acquired, a portion is handed back to traditional owners as Aboriginal land in recognition of their desire to return to homelands.'
'Traditional owners can decide to develop outstations for traditional owners, protect some areas as nature refuges and to pursue economic development in keeping with the environmental and cultural values of the land such as carbon offset management or eco/cultural tourism.'
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