Category Archives: Articles
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Big Birds in the UK: the reintroduction of iconic species. Peter Taylor
Abstract: There has been over three decades of success with reintroduction of large birds, some [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Wild rights – campaigning for the Tay beavers. Louise Ramsay
Abstract: A Facebook campaign to celebrate wild nature taking its course is gathering pace… Download [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Deer management and biodiversity in England: the efficacy and ethics of culling. Simon Leadbeater
Abstract: This article examines the issues associated with controlling deer numbers in order to protect [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Food for thought: the real costs of intensive farming. Ruth Boogert
Abstract: Intensive industrial agriculture is at a crossroads. Trends in intensification and super-scale livestock units [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Biodiversity’s special year – a flagship or a flop? Andrew Harby
Abstract: Are UN labels worth the effort for conservation groups? Do they offer more bland [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Educated and willing… but unemployed! The state of the conservation job market. Rachel Kempson
Abstract: Embarking on a career in the current environmental-conservation job market is not an easy [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Funding trends – the implications for future nature conservation. Jonathan Somper
Abstract: This article looks at a number of significant strands of funding that have supported [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Big Society and the environment – empowerment or takeover? Diana Warburton
Abstract: The Big Society is seen as offering exciting new opportunities for the voluntary and [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Public forests – the wildlife NGOs: broken-backed but dangerous. Dave Bangs
Abstract: The strife over Forestry Commission privatisation has shone a spotlight on the wider political [...]
ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. After the revolt – a sideways look at the Forest. Martin Spray
Abstract: Voices raised during the public alarm over the proposed forest sell offs raise deeper [...]