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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The Chagos:  conservation catastrophe averted?

How have we come so close to allowing destruction of the best coral reef ecosystem [...]

Pigs and Rare Pollinators

Pigs showing promise for wildlife conservation Pollinators are desperately in need of assistance. With the [...]

Advancing theory of change models for rewilding: an ecological recovery perspective

Abstract Rewilding has emerged rapidly as a response to accelerating ecological degradation, prompting the development [...]

ECOS Interviews: JAMIE BUXTON-GOULD

Thoughts from influential nature conservationists… Jamie Buxton-Gould What do you do/have you done in nature [...]

ECOS 46 (3) – Conservation and sustainability: UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum 2025 Online Conference

Conference report article JANET MACKINNON Introduction: ‘Think Global, Act Local’ The full title of this [...]

ECOCIDE IN UKRAINE

The Environmental Cost of Russia’s War Darya Tsymbalyuk Polity, 2025, 188 pages Paperback £14.99 | [...]

ECOS Interviews: STEVE CARVER

Thoughts from influential nature conservationists… Steve Carver Who are you and what have you done [...]

OUTRAGE

Ian Nairn Notting Hill Editions, Reissue 2025, 192 pages Hardback £16.99 | ISBN 9781912559633 Review [...]

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WILD GALLOWAY

From the hilltops to the Solway, a portrait of a glen Ian Carter Whittles Publishing, [...]

A new Silent Spring?

Good news and bad news Neonicotinoids (neonics) have been in the news again, with for [...]