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 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 [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Editorial: Partners in Crime? Geoffrey Wain

Download editorial as PDF: ECOS 32-1-1 Editorial Partners in Crime

ECOS 33 (1) Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this issue: – Wildlife Crime: The makings of an Investigations Officer. Dave [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Peak Panthers. David Siddon

Abstract: This article provides an account of big cat sightings in north-east Derbyshire and the [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. When the going gets tough… Jonathan Somper

Abstract: Evidence suggests that around one half of NGOs are coping with the challenging financial [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Today we live without them: the erasure of animals and plants in the language of ecosystem assessment. Arran Stibe

Abstract: This article examines the representation of animals and plants in the UK National Ecosystem [...]