Category Archives: Articles
ECOS 40(3): Nature’s place – what should live where?
What are our reference points for taking a stance on whether something belongs in the [...]
Jul
ECOS 40(3): Post-Nature writing?
A personal view of what nature writing might break in case of an emergency. Gritty [...]
Jul
ECOS 40(2): The meanings of nature conservation: eco-engineering or letting go?
Giving meaning to nature conservation means pursuing a diversity of practical ways to conserve wildlife. [...]
May
ECOS 40(2): Nature custodians – facing our great paradox
The nature conservation sector has gained resources and influence, yet wildlife continues to decline. Where [...]
May
ECOS 40(2): Nature conservation’s future – back to basics?
Protecting priority sites and species should remain our key concern. In the digital age we [...]
May
ECOS 40(2): Prudential value and the meaning of nature conservation
Land managers’ motives for caring for nature may be more deeply personal than we realise… [...]
May
ECOS 40(2): The meaning of nature conservation – a personal journey
Reawakening nature on your home ground – lessons from a collective effort in Dumfriesshire. Looking [...]
May
ECOS 40(2): ECOS revisited – the early 90s melting pot
Editions reviewed:ECOS 12(1), 12(2), 14(1), 14(3/4) In 1991, James Robertson writing about his own official [...]
May
ECOS 40(1): Third Division
Plants, in nature conservation and beyond, are commonly treated as third-division players. They are “not [...]
Feb
ECOS 40(1): Wisdom or dogma? Reflections on the People’s Manifesto for Wildlife
Wisdom or dogma? Reflections on the People’s Manifesto for Wildlife We need a Species’ Manifesto [...]
Feb