Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (NT) Limited

An Aboriginal-owned not-for-profit carbon farming business

Arnhem Land Fire Abatement

Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (ALFA) is an Aboriginal-owned not-for-profit organisation supporting sustainable fire management and carbon abatement activities across Arnhem Land. Established by Traditional Owners and ranger groups to enable participation in the carbon industry, ALFA now works with 11 ranger groups to manage six offset projects spanning 86,000 square kilometres. ALFA generates carbon abated through strategic burning and sells it as Australian Carbon Credit Units, returning profits to partners to fund land management and charitable outcomes on Country.

Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (ALFA) (NT) is an entirely Aboriginal-owned not-for-profit carbon farming business created by Arnhem Land Traditional Owners in 2013 to support their engagement with the carbon industry.ALFA currently supports Traditional Owners to manage six fire projects across an area of over 80,000 square kilometres from east to west Arnhem Land. This includes four declared Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs)—Djelk, Warddeken, South East Arnhem Land and Laynhapuy—as well as two IPAs currently under review—Mimal Land Management Aboriginal Corporation and Arafura Swamp Rangers Aboriginal Corporation.

ALFA's main aims are to support planned savanna fire management across Arnhem Land and to manage the administration of carbon credits, ensuring that its earnings benefit the Traditional Owners of Arnhem Land.

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