LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Plc (RTNTF, RIO,
RIO.L, RTPPF) announced Wednesday its plan to invest A$8 million over five years
in Pilbara conservation land management in Australia.

The company will make the investment for Pilbara Conservation Project, under a
partnership with Western Australia's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation
and Attractions or DBCA to enhance conservation land management. The company
plans to support Traditional Owner ranger programs in Karijini and Millstream
Chichester National Parks.

Through implementation of the Pilbara Conservation Strategy, the new project
will protect areas of high conservation value and integrate traditional owners'
knowledge of the land into conservation land management.

This includes weed management, feral animal control and bushfire management at
Karijini, Millstream Chichester and other high conservation value Pilbara sites.
It will also support ranger training and fee for service work for Aboriginal
Ranger Groups.

Rio Tinto, DBCA and Traditional Owners have been partnering to protect the
Karijini and Millstream Chichester National Parks since 2015.

Rio Tinto Vice President, Health, Safety, Environment & Communities, Cecile
Thaxter said, Maintaining Pilbara biodiversity is critical not only for our
business today but also for future generations within the region, and we
recognise our responsibility to understand and effectively mitigate our impacts
on nature through collaborative partnerships.'



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