Sökning: "Forest Conservation"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 482 uppsatser innehållade orden Forest Conservation.
1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaSammanfattning : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. LÄS MER
2. Can the disappearance of the forest orchid Goodyera repens be linked to clearcutting? : a spatial analysis using citizen science data from southern Sweden.
Master-uppsats, SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreSammanfattning : Habitat transformation through forestry has an impact on boreal species in northern Europe. In Sweden, even-aged plantations with clearcut harvesting are forestry practices that affect the understory vegetation. This study focuses on the red-listed Goodyera repens, a rhizomatous evergreen orchid. LÄS MER
3. Mängden död ved i värdekärnor i Söderåsens nationalpark
Master-uppsats, SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreSammanfattning : There is a lack of knowledge about the development of the dead wood in former production beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests that have been protected. The present study has been carried out in Söderåsen National Park to compare the distribution of dead wood in relatively unaffected beech forests that have been protected for a long time (A-value cores) and older, previously managed beech forest that has only been protected for 20-30 years (B-value cores). LÄS MER
4. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. LÄS MER
5. Effectiveness of the Costa Rican Payments for Ecosystem Services program in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: Trends in carbon stocks 2012-2020
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetSammanfattning : Payments for ecosystem services (PES), a mechanism of incentives or compensation to landowners for provision of ecosystem services, have grown as a tool for meeting conservation goals. The Costa Rican payments for ecosystem services (PSA) program is one of the best-known examples because of being one of the most established. LÄS MER
