08:40 AM EDT, 06/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Rio Tinto (RIO) said Wednesday it will invest 8 million Australian dollars ($5.3 million) over five years in a project that aims to improve conservation land management and support Traditional Owner ranger programs in Karijini and Millstream Chichester National Parks in Australia.

The company said it has teamed up with Western Australia's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions for the Pilbara Conservation Project, which will protect "high conservation value" areas and integrate Traditional Owners' knowledge of the land into conservation land management.

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