The Conservation Society was an early British environmental organisation founded by Douglas M. C. MacEwan [1] in 1966, in response to what were seen to be fundamental ecological constraints on continued economic growth and population growth in the UK [2].
The society received particular press attention in November 1969 for its submission to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology of a paper entitled Why Britain Needs a Population Policy [2] [3].
The society was directed by John Davoll from 1970 until its winding-up in 1987.[2]