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The Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) is Central Australia’s peak environmental organisation, defending Australia’s iconic arid lands since 1980 through community mobilisation and advocacy for ecological protection, water justice, and climate resilience.

 

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands where we work and recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded.

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Nature

Buffel grass is now considered to be the single greatest environmental threat to arid ecosystems. It out-competes native grasses and alters habitats, leading to more dangerous fires, significant biodiversity loss and loss of...
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Water

Groundwater is the lifeblood of the arid zone, transforming arid environments into the oases of the desert. Shallow groundwater landscapes support the most complex, biodiverse and climate resilient habitat in the arid...
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Climate

Proactive climate adaptation that incorporates climate justice principles involves taking practical actions to build the capacity of Central Australian communities while rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including actions to strengthen housing and...
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Central Australian Heat Resilience Summit Communique

August 27, 2026

On 12 August 2026, the Inaugural Central Australia Heat Resilience Summit brought together community leaders, technical experts and researchers, representatives from government and the community sector to share knowledge about the impacts of extreme heat on human health and liveability across Central Australia. This...

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60 times the cost: Northern Territory Government Economic Report slams buffel grass

August 27, 2026

The NT Government has released the Economic Impact Assessment of buffel grass in the NT. The Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment, Josh Burgoyne commissioned Charles Darwin University’s Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods to assess the economic impacts of buffel grass both positive...

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AI Data Centre Community Meeting August 2026

August 26, 2026

On August 25th 2026, 30 community members attended a community meeting at Red Hot Arts in Alice Springs.Below is a summary of our meeting. This opened up discussion in what these AI hyperscale data centres mean for us here in the NT and support...

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