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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Tag Archives: rewilding

ECOS 37 (2) The red tape of rewilding. Jennifer Gooden

Abstract: As rewilding gains traction in conservation, a host of regulations and policies makes implementation [...]

ECOS 37 (2) Rewilding… Conservation and conflict. Steve Carver

Abstract: Those with an eye to the ecological potential of the UK will probably like [...]

ECOS 37 (1) Spring 2016. Nature conservation – a nudge towards rewilding. Harry Barton

Abstract: As nature conservation looks for renewed purpose it may be time to consider rewilding [...]

ECOS 37 (1) Spring 2016. Rewilding national parks – moor than meets the eye. Meriel Harrison

Abstract: Wildlife conservation in England’s National Parks comes under scrutiny from many different camps. The [...]

ECOS 37 (1) Spring 2016. Flood management and nature – can rewilding help? Steve Carver

Abstract: Can fewer sheep, more trees, restoring rivers to their floodplains and reintroducing beavers help [...]

ECOS 37 (1) Spring 2016 Editorial: Blob on the landscape. Geoffrey Wain

Abstract: So what’s the verdict? What, if anything, can revive our flagging spirits and put [...]

ECOS 36 (3/4) Rewilding gathers pace in the conservation mind fields. Peter Taylor and Alison Parfitt

Abstract: Two wildernistas, Peter Taylor and Alison Parfitt, take stock of developments as everyone starts [...]

ECOS 34 (2) Summer 2013. Wild nature reclaiming man-made landscapes. Mark Fisher

Abstract: This article critiques the recent publication, Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing Animals: A European [...]

ECOS 34 (2) Summer 2013. The feral book – reintroducing rewilding. Simon Ayres

Abstract: George Monbiot’s new book Feral is akin to an unofficial release into the rewilding [...]

ECOS 34 (2) Summer 2013. Ennerdale – celebrating the wild and the exceptional. Alison Parfitt

Abstract: In June 2013, 70 people gathered in Ennerdale. We walked in this Lake District [...]