ECOS Feature Articles

Welcome to the ECOS Archive - a compendium of 40 years of commentary and challenging writing on nature conservation in Britain.

You can search the Archive by subject, author or edition.

 

Ex-situ conservation of amphibians

Amphibians are the most threatened species of vertebrates but are we doing enough to conserve [...]

The selfish philosophy of nature conservation

This article argues that the magnanimity that is associated with conservation is a misrepresentation of [...]

Urban Transformers

With the demands of a growing 21st century population and the cramped conditions of our [...]

The elephant in the uplands and a tale of two narratives

Winner – ECOS Student Article 2017 Competition, supported by Conservation Careers and Green&Blue Why in [...]

Behaviour change measures in conservation

Behaviour change measures are used in fields such as public health, but have only recently [...]

ECOS 38 (3): Brexit realpolitik

A broad case for conservation should underpin post-Brexit nature policy if it is to match [...]

ECOS 38 (3): North East Nature

The Tyne and Wear Green Belt and the area’s green spaces continue to be threatened [...]

ECOS 38 (3): Green Blob Politics

How will environmental politics be framed in the post-election muddle, and will the daunting figure [...]

ECOS 38 (3): Nature’s class warfare

The middle classes are now holding back conservation. Conservation bodies should appeal to new categories [...]

ECOS 38 (3): Nature’s Brexit

Is the speculation around Brexit a distraction from the underlying causes of the parlous state [...]