Changing attitudes in nature conservation: the Nature Conservancy and Nature Conservancy Council |
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Authors: | M E DUNCAN POORE |
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Institution: | Evenlode, Stonesfield, Oxfordshire |
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Abstract: | An official organization responsible for ecological research and nature conservation was formed in 1949. This paper traces its development and vicissitudes, first as an independent Nature Conservancy, then as a part of the Natural Environment Research Council, and finally as the Nature Conservancy Council. Much has been achieved: ecology is now a household word; there is a strong voluntary tide for nature conservation in the country; and there have been notable achievements in practical conservation. But the dangers to nature in Britain have proved to be much greater than anticipated. |
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Keywords: | Nature conservation reserve management conservation research |
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