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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ECOS 34 (3/4) Winter 2013 Nature blogging – a personal perspective. Miles King

Abstract: What role can blogs plan in debate on nature conservation and how influential might [...]

ECOS 34 (3/4) Winter 2013. The road to Salamanca. little heart at the 2013 World Wilderness Congress. Peter Taylor

Abstract: The 10th World Wilderness Congress, WILD10, was held in October 2013 in Salamanca, Spain. [...]

ECOS 34 (3/4) Winter 2013 Bad(ger)lands. Martin Spray

Abstract: It is not Broc who is enigmatic, it is the process by which we [...]

ECOS 34 (3/4) Winter 2013 Local Nature Partnerships – the experience in Sussex. Tony Whitbread

Abstract: Nearly 50 Local Nature Partnerships now operate throughout England. Can these new bodies bring [...]

ECOS 34 (3/4) Winter 2013 Biodiversity offsets – an unnecessary evil? (Mike Townsend)

Abstract: The Government is consulting on biodiversity offsets to spede the planning process. The notion [...]

ECOS 34 (3/4) Winter 2013 Biodiversity offsets’ use in the UK: How, where and when? Joseph Bull

Abstract: Leaping to rash conclusions about biodiversity offsets based on a limited outlook on their [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 Devon waterways: beavers stake their claim. Derek Gow

Abstract: In 2014 the River Otter in Devon became better know for beavers. This article [...]

ECOS35 (2) Summer 2014 A stormy idea: responding to rapid change in coastal ecosystems. Thomas Pryke

Abstract: The management of protected areas in coastal environments requires an appreciation of ecological, climatic, [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 Green and pleasant heritage. Martin Spray

Abstract: Ian Rotherham’s article ‘The call of the wild’ in ECOS 35(1) 2014 prompted some [...]

ECOS 35 (2) Summer 2014 BioBlitz: a growing movement in wildlife recording. Matt Postles

Abstract: BioBlitz events are local wildlife surveys often engaging public audiences to identify and record [...]