AELA Education

Greenprints

Systems change from the ground up

Australian Earth Laws Centre

Rights of Nature, Ecocide, Ecological Law

Australian Peoples' Tribunal for Community and Nature's Rights

Future Dreaming

Caring for Country and First Laws

Earth Economics

New Economy Network Australia, Doughnut Economics

About AELA

The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) is a national not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to increase the understanding and practical implementation of Earth centred governance, with a focus on law, economics, education, ethics and the arts. AELA’s work is inspired by the theory and practice of Earth jurisprudence, which is a governance philosophy and growing social movement. Earth jurisprudence proposes that we rethink our legal, political, economic and governance systems so that they support, rather than undermine, the integrity and health of the Earth.

The Australian Earth Laws Alliance acknowledges that the sovereignty of the First Nations People of the continent now known as Australia was never ceded by treaty nor in any other way.

AELA acknowledges and respects First Nations Peoples’ laws and ecologically sustainable custodianship of Australia over tens of thousands of years through land and sea management practices that continue today.

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Earthwords and Ponderings

Welcome to ‘Earthwords and Ponderings’, where I share updates and ponderings about the amazing work we do within the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), New Economy Network Australia (NENA) and Future Dreaming.

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Earth Laws Month 2022

Stay tuned for details of AELA’s inaugural Earth Laws Month in September 2022!

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Course: Earth-Centred Futures

The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) is offering an 8-week course for people seeking to build a deeper understanding of Earth-centred thinking and governance, and to apply these approaches to their own projects and work.

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Course: Introduction to Earth Laws

Facilitated by Dr Michelle Maloney, featuring experts from legal fields including Earth jurisprudence, Rights of Nature, Ecocide, Indigenous First Laws and more.

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Caring for Country, Caring for Each Other: Celebrating World Localisation Day in Australia

How can we work together to create deep localization and a wellbeing society? How can we create a fair, ecologically healthy society for all, while responding to the challenges of ‘greenwashing’ and the corporatization of sustainability strategies?

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Hanging Rock Lookout in the Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains City Council becomes First Council in Australia to Adopt Rights of Nature as a Foundational Principle

The Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) has become the first Local Council – and in fact the first Government entity – in Australia, to embed ‘Rights of Nature’ as a keystone concept into its operational practices, planning process and advocacy program.

On 27 April 2021, the Council unanimously resolved to proceed with a new program of action that will see Rights of Nature concepts inform its long-term planning and operational activities.

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Earthwords and Artlings Anthology

Volume 1: Voices of Nature 2020

Now available, the first volume of AELA’s Earthwords and Artlings Anthology.

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