Banc and Ecos

the british association of nature conservationists (banc) was born out of the masters degree in conservation at university college london (ucl) by committed volunteers, keen to raise the profile of the environment to new audiences in political, social and economic circles. as the first organisation to link the conservation of nature to politics, social issues and economics before the mainstreaming of environmental concerns, banc’s advent was widely welcomed. it is now run by a group of enthusiastic trustees and dedicated team. banc produces ecos: a journal of conservation, which is a thrice-yearly digital publication filled with articles and comment on the latest topics in uk conservation. over its thirty-five years, ecos has grown into a source of provocative, questioning writing on the important conservation issues of our times.