ECOS Feature Articles

Welcome to the ECOS Archive - a compendium of 40 years of commentary and challenging writing on nature conservation in Britain.

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Author Archives: Beth Gerrard

ECOS 43 (3.1.2)- Conservation on the frontline: Azov-Black Sea Ecological Corridor

Before the war The following account is based on information provided by Igor Studennikov, director [...]

ECOS 43 (3.1.1)- Ukraine: Transboundary conflict and conservation 

Introduction/Summary This article describes three existing and planned transboundary ecosystems restoration programmes in the Danube [...]

ECOS 43 (3.1)- Introduction to an ECOS feature on nature and war in Ukraine

The following articles would not have been possible without the help of all those who [...]

ECOS 43 (3)- A new ECOS article series: Conflict, Post-Colonialism and Conservation 

Introduction – Context, Summary and Caveats The immediate catalyst for this article series was Russia’s [...]

ECOS Interviews: JO CARTMELL

Thoughts from influential nature conservationists… JO CARTMELL Career highlights I am not sure that an [...]

Letter to our new Prime Minister

Dear Prime Minister, Nature needs leadership Congratulations on your success in rising to number 10.  [...]

ECOS Interviews: PATRICK ROPER

Thoughts from influential nature conservationists… PATRICK ROPER Career highlights I am not what I think [...]

ECOS 43 (2): Passive Rewilding: A case for more trees on peat and fewer species reintroductions

A smorgas board of sophisticated rewilding initiatives are springing up across the UK, capturing the [...]

ECOS Interviews: CLIVE HAMBLER

Thoughts from influential nature conservationists… CLIVE HAMBLER Career highlights My early research led to the [...]

Book review: Silent Earth

Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse Dave Goulson Harper Collins, New York, 2021, 336 Pages [...]