Nature Conservation Society
of South Australia
Speaking & acting for nature in SA
NCS
We have one purpose – to ensure that native species and their habitats are conserved throughout South Australian landscapes, safeguarding our unique nature now and for the future.
To achieve this, we use scientific knowledge to speak up and act for nature. Our conservation projects and campaigns are based on the best available evidence. Where the evidence falls short, we conduct research to fill those gaps so we can speak with a more influential voice.
By joining or donating to the NCS, you’ll be supporting work more important than ever before
Help us drive the change necessary to safeguard nature for now, and for the future!
Advocacy | Research | Engagement
Shaped & challenged dozens of policies
For six decades we’ve spoken up for nature at the local, State & Federal level
Lobbied for protected areas
We’ve used our science to lobby for the creation of around one third of the parks, reserves and protected areas that South Australians enjoy today
Stopped broadscale vegetation clearance
With our partners we campaigned to introduce the Native Vegetation Act 1991, halting broadscale vegetation clearance in SA
Made nature mainstream
We helped put conservation on the mainstream political agenda by campaigning to establish the State Department of Environment and Conservation in 1971
Undertaken 100s of biological surveys
We’ve collected data on flora & fauna throughout SA
NCS is a member-based organisation, and we value our members for their contribution and input
Join the NCS family today
help us be a voice for nature
Active Campaigns
Biodiversity Act
The South Australian Government has committed to introducing a Biodiversity Act, and we are dedicated to ensuring it is as strong as what our environment requires. Join us in advocating for this ground-breaking legislation to protect our unique environment, combat the alarming decline in biodiversity, and mitigate climate change impacts for a sustainable future.
Save Whalers Way
We have been fighting for Whalers Way, a wildlife sanctuary on the very southern tip of Eyre Peninsula, since we found out about plans to build a private rocket-launching facility there. Whalers Way is protected for conservation and is home to an array of wildlife, including the endangered Southern Emu-wren (Eyre Peninsula). It is simply not the right location for experimental rocket launching. Join us in speaking up for South Australia’s natural beauty and for the creatures that call it home.
Acknowledgement of First Nations peoples
There have been people in South Australia for over 40,000 years. Every landscape that we work in is a cultural landscape with a rich human history. Our Adelaide office sits on Kaurna land, and our work throughout South Australia encompasses the traditional lands of many other nations. NCS pay our respects to their elders past and present. We acknowledge the ongoing cultural and spiritual connection that First Nations peoples have with their country, and their commitment to its stewardship for future generations. As we work to conserve nature in South Australia, we aim to get better at listening, learning and working with them.
Nature Conservation Society of South Australia
5 Milner Street Hindmarsh
South Australia, 5007
Australia
[email protected]
ABN 40 538 422 811
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