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 36 (2) Conservation on its last legs – the prospect for rejuvenation. Peter Taylor

Abstract: As a provocative on ‘refreshing conservation’ this article argues for a change of paradigm [...]

ECOS 36 (2) Finding funds for nature – muddling through in middle England. Pete Johnstone

Abstract: This article calls for a Royal Commission investigation into funding for nationally important heritage [...]

ECOS 36 (2) Conservation advocacy: can NGOs retain their voice? George Bangham

Abstract: NGOs and charities have perhaps never been more influential in UK policy formulation, but [...]

ECOS 36 (2) Austerity politics – any place for nature? Mike Townsend

Abstract: The result of the election may have been a surprise, but it is not [...]

ECOS 36 (2) Editorial: Towards Infinity. Geoffrey Wain. OPEN ACCESS

Download editorial as PDF: ECOS 36-2-1 Towards infinity

ECOS 36 (2) Summer 2015. Freeing up nature – from ourselves and from market forces. Peter Shirley, p.2

Abstract: Economic forces in the UK are increasingly ranged against the natural world. Given the [...]

ECOS 36 (1) Spring 2015. Book Reviews

Reviewed in this issue: – Eco-History: An introduction to biodiversity and conservation. Ian Rotherham, 2014 [...]

ECOS 36 (1) Spring 2015. Hearts and minds – stakeholder management in the Cairngorms. Nicholas Moreau

Abstract: Conservation can emerge from collaborative management processes. This story focuses on CRAGG – an [...]

ECOS 36 (1) Spring 2015. Consultancy collectives – a broader approach to wildlife research and survey. Mick Green

Abstract: This article reviews the trends in non-for profit consultancy and in the ecological consultancy [...]

ECOS 36 (1) Spring 2015. Community management of public land: Keeping green assets available. Mark Walton

Abstract: At a time of austerity and a shrinking state we need to create new [...]