Category Archives: Articles
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 [...]
Oct
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 [...]
May
ECOS 43 (1): Education and skills for a nature-positive future
“For biodiversity to be protected, it has to be valued. This starts with education.” From [...]
Mar
ECOS 42 (4): The Right to Roam; the impending colonisation of nature?
The first difficulty is to see that the problem is difficult… where we thought everything [...]
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Nov
ECOS 42 (3): Time to put the wild back into rewilding
With rewilding in danger of becoming all things to all people we argue the need [...]
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Jun
New environmental watchdog – A toothless and needless newcomer?
A toothless and needless newcomer? A knock-on effect of leaving the European Union is major [...]
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May
A history of some major ecological literary discourses
Ecocriticism and the environmental humanities Ecofiction, novels based around environmental themes, and so-called Doomer Lit [...]
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Jul
Future stewardship of national landscapes: challenges and opportunities of the Glover report
The Landscapes Review It is just over seventy years since the National Parks and Access [...]
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Jun
Admitting defeat: why I am quitting nature conservation
Disclaimer: while this piece refers to various conservation organisations and structures, I apologise in advance [...]
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Apr
Crisis talks: old wisdom meets new energy
Two eye-witness accounts of November’s ECOS/UCL mini-conference To mark our 40th anniversary, ECOS joined forces [...]
Jan