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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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Froggatt Award win for community advocacy on Buffel Weed Declaration

September 06, 2024

    Arid Lands Environment Centre with the Indigenous Desert Alliance (NT) have been awarded a Froggatt award for community advocacy for their successful campaign to convince the Northern Territory Government to declare buffel grass as a weed in the Northern Territory.The Froggatt Awards...

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2024 Northern Territory Election Arid Lands Environment Scorecard

August 21, 2024

Where do the political parties stand on the arid lands environment this election?? To help you understand where each party stands on key issues, we have put together this scorecard: The scorecard is based on averaging answers to the following questions which we asked...

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Urgent calls for Royal Commission as Four Corners reveals Murray Darling disaster repeat looming in the NT

August 20, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE: Urgent calls for Royal Commission as Four Corners reveals Murray Darling disaster repeat looming in the NT Conservation groups Environment Centre NT and Arid Lands Environment Centre are calling on the Federal Government to establish a Royal Commission into water management, deforestation...

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