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.

 

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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 [...]

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 Brexit

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

ECOS 38 (3): Missing links of Natura 2000

Lessons from Romania suggest Brexit may result in a damaged network of wildlife sites in [...]

ECOS 38 (3): All At Sea?

Marine nature conservation is not going well in Wales where designated marine protected areas have [...]

ECOS 38 (3): Brexit politics – what place wildlife and nature?

How can we move beyond a salvage operation for nature conservation as the Brexit arrangements [...]

ECOS 38 (3): Brexit and the Scottish Environment

Brexit brings uncertain challenges and unintended consequences for  Scotland’s environment. Keeping wildlife concerns integrated with [...]

ECOS 38 (3): Zoo Futures

Criticising and nit-picking zoos is easy copy for journalists. The imperfections of zoos needs getting [...]