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Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) is Central Australia’s peak environmental organisation; defending Australia’s iconic desert country for over 40 years. We are a strong and trusted voice for the protection of arid lands, creatures and communities. We work tirelessly toward our vision: healthy futures for arid lands and people.

 

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Into the Weeds; Building NTG’s Buffel Management Capacity

April 03, 2025

As many readers know, buffel grass has a storied and complicated history in the NT, with first introductions traced back to the saddle bags of Afghan cameleers in the 1800s. It was subsequently introduced as a drought-resistant feed and for dust suppression throughout the...

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ALEC defunded by CLP government

February 11, 2025

Joshua Burgoyne, CLP Environment Minister and Member for Braitling has terminated ALEC’s funding agreement with two years left on the contract signed in 2022. The funding provided ALEC with $100,000 annually for policy and research capacity, as well as supporting “ALEC to engage with...

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