including Alex Vaughn from the Arid Lands Environment Centre say it's getting worse.“Buffel grass is a landscape transformer And so through this debate, I think what's been missed when it's oversimplified is that there is a need to manage it where it encroaches on communities or where it interferes with cultural or sacred sites and in our own corridors, but it can't come at the detriment of an industry that sustains our regional economies.And for the territory, it's an industry that has been here since the beginning and really is a powerhouse for our economy and I think that's the piece that can't be missed here.”Environmentalists want the Federal Government to list buffel grass as a weed of national significance - a move being considered.Despite the NT declaring it a weed in 2024 and setting up a 6 year management plan, a permit for buffel grass seed has been approved for a pastoral property in the Alice Springs region.Alex Vaughn again.“Local governments, rangers, parks, tourism operators, community members are the ones that are paying for this significant negative impact