Registrations for the 2026 IDA Conference are now open.
The IDA Foundation provides critical funding and project support to build the capacity of Indigenous Desert ranger teams to deliver the highest standard of environmental and cultural stewardship for the Australian desert. We fund Indigenous-led land management activities which provide social, cultural, economic and environmental outcomes in the Australian desert. Applications tend to be focused in five priority areas.
Explore the five main areas the IDA Foundation focuses on.
Ngururrpa Rangers
A best-practice network where rangers can exchange knowledge, build relationships, and support each other to strengthen the sector.
Indigenous ranger teams and their elders collaborating to look after priority threatened species at landscape scale.
Ngurrara Rangers
Intergenerational transfer is facilitated through direct engagement on the land: walking the country together, storytelling, and sharing deep-seated knowledge of the environment.
Yilka Rangers
Desert Rangers undertake a program of 'right way' burning, creating a patchwork of fire scars and vegetation regrowth which act as natural fire breaks.
Ngurrara Rangers
Infrastructure resourcing for desert rangers to access remote areas safely and frequently.
Your investment in the IDA and the IDA Foundation will promote the vital work of Indigenous rangers leading the global movement for a nature positive future.
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