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Who we are

AELA is a not-for-profit organisation working to increase the understanding and practical implementation of Earth-centred (ecocentric) governance, with a focus on systems change across law, economics, education, ethics and community participation in Australia.

Our vision is an Australian society that embraces an ecocentric or ‘life-centred’ culture, with governance systems that enable human communities to thrive within ecological boundaries, while nurturing biodiversity and ecosystem health.

Our programs provide a range of services and support for people, communities and organisations working to create ecocentric systems change.

What we do

AELA provides information, advice and tools that can help people take action to build Earth-centred systems change - visit our information below and get in touch anytime!

Our Programs

Our programs work within, and across, different sectors so that we can catalyse new systems thinking that will lead to the transformation of Australia's governance systems.

News and Events

KINSHIP – July Webinar – Perspectives from Diverse Faith Traditions

Join us for our July “Kinship” Webinar, when we are joined by four fascinating speakers from different faith traditions – First Nations, Catholicism, Baha’i and Islam – who will be sharing their insights about human-nature kinship.

KINSHIP – May Webinar – ‘Deep listening to nature’

Join us for our May “Kinship” Webinar, when we are joined by Andrew Skeoch, Professor Benny Wilson and Monty Nixon, to explore what it means to listen deeply to nature – and to let the living world …

EXPLORING BIOREGIONING: Stories from the Mystic River (USA)

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregioning” webinar series! In our April webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Bill Baue, Brenda Geer, Maggie Favretti and Mike Thomas, who collaborate in a …

KINSHIP – March Webinar – How Deep Ecology Helps Us Connect

You’re invited to join us for monthly webinars in our series “Kinship: exploring human-nature connections.” Guest speakers from around Australia and around the world, will share their insights into how they connect with and celebrate ‘nature’. Human …

EXPLORING BIOREGIONING: Stories from the United Kingdom

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregioning” webinar series! In our March webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Ella Hubbard and Isabel Carlisle, to share stories about bioregioning in the …

Earth Economics Week 2025

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), New Economy Network Australia (NENA) and Future Dreaming for ‘Earth Economics Week’ 2025!

Inaugural Haydn Washington Memorial Lecture – Ethics and the Economy

with Professor Helen Kopnina, Northumbria University (UK) – Inaugural Haydn Washington Memorial Public Lecture

Forever Industries – First Nations’ approaches to sustainable economic futures

with Glenn Woods, CEO of Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, The Kimberley; Mike Winer, Advisor with Juunjuwarra Aboriginal Corporation, Starcke River, Cape York; and Dr Mary Graham, Kombumerri person from the Yugambeh Language Speaking Peoples in South East …