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.

 

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Deer management and biodiversity in England: the efficacy and ethics of culling. Simon Leadbeater

Abstract: This article examines the issues associated with controlling deer numbers in order to protect [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Food for thought: the real costs of intensive farming. Ruth Boogert

Abstract: Intensive industrial agriculture is at a crossroads. Trends in intensification and super-scale livestock units [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Biodiversity’s special year – a flagship or a flop? Andrew Harby

Abstract: Are UN labels worth the effort for conservation groups? Do they offer more bland [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Educated and willing… but unemployed! The state of the conservation job market. Rachel Kempson

Abstract: Embarking on a career in the current environmental-conservation job market is not an easy [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Funding trends – the implications for future nature conservation. Jonathan Somper

Abstract: This article looks at a number of significant strands of funding that have supported [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Big Society and the environment – empowerment or takeover? Diana Warburton

Abstract: The Big Society is seen as offering exciting new opportunities for the voluntary and [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Public forests – the wildlife NGOs: broken-backed but dangerous. Dave Bangs

Abstract: The strife over Forestry Commission privatisation has shone a spotlight on the wider political [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. After the revolt – a sideways look at the Forest. Martin Spray

Abstract: Voices raised during the public alarm over the proposed forest sell offs raise deeper [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 201. Forest Sales – after the storm. Ian Hodge and William Adams

Abstract: On 27 January 2011, the British Coalition Government launched a consultation on the future [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. All you need is love? Gavin Saunders

Abstract: Mapping out a positive way ahead for conservation beyond the current period of austerity [...]