Sökning: "agricultural frameworks"

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  1. 1. TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE FOR ADAPTATION/ RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: HIGH MOUNTAIN ASIA

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Dulani Lavanya Samarasekara Witharana; [2023-06-22]
    Nyckelord :climate change adaptation; resilient agroecosystems; Hindu Kush Himalaya; indigenous knowledge; traditional farming; traditional ecological knowledge;

    Sammanfattning : Mountain agricultural systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are in a unique position to contribute to promoting nature-based solutions in adaptation and resilience to climate change since they are least impacted by the influence of commercial high-production agriculture. This study aims to explore currently available literature for evidence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) based agriculture in the HKH region and analyse their contribution to region and location specific climate change adaptation. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Thinking Outside of the Organisational Box; How Private Firms Can Invest in Nature-based Solutions at the Watershed-level to Manage Agricultural Water Risks in California’s San Joaquin Valley

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Författare :Ethan Dunnenberger; [2023]
    Nyckelord :water scarcity; agriculture; private sector; risk management; nature-based solutions; watershed restoration; San Joaquin Valley; water security; value; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Nature-based solutions (NBS) can provide a range of benefits to tackle acute sustainability challenges in an enduring and cost-effective manner. Increasing recognition of the value of these solutions has led to their adoption across the globe. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Mozambican farmers perceived health in the context of climate change : A qualitative study

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

    Författare :Agnes Taripanah; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Public health; climate change; Mozambique; agriculture; health belief model; theory of justice; Folkhälsovetenskap; klimatförändringar; Moçambique; jordbruk; health belief model; theory of justice;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Mozambican farmers constitute a vulnerable group, facing challenges in relation to climate change that put their health at risk. This issue received limited attention in privious research, resulting in a knowledge gap regarding a local perspective of Mozambican farmers’ health in the contex of climate change. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Den biologiska mångfalden i det svenska jordbrukslandskapet : En studie om hinder och möjligheter med uppfyllandet av miljökvalitetsmålen Ett rikt växt- och djurliv och Ett rikt odlingslandskap

    Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)

    Författare :Robin Taylor; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Environmental quality goals; Biodiversity; Agriculture; Policy instruments; Opportunities; Obstacles; Path dependency; Political ecology; Miljökvalitetsmål; Biologisk mångfald; Jordbruk; Styrmedel; Möjligheter; Hinder; Stigberoende; Politisk ekologi;

    Sammanfattning : Den biologiska mångfalden och förlusten av den medför effekter på såväl ekosystem som människan. I jordbruket är mångfald i form av god variation av naturtyper och arter en central del för att tillgodose att ekosystemtjänster som odlingslandskapet är beroende av främjas samt för att uppnå de miljökvalitetsmål som beslutats av den svenska riksdagen. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Land grabbing in Ghana - A false promise? : Neo-colonialism or a development opportunity?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Författare :Olivia Albers; Suhuur Anwar Muhammed; [2023]
    Nyckelord :: Land grabbing; Neo-colonialism; Development opportunity; Ghana; Brong-Ahafo; Ashanti; Volta; Customary land tenure system; Nkrumah;

    Sammanfattning : A global land rush developed during the last decade, spared primiarly by the sharp rise inglobal food prices between 2007 and 2008. The inceased international food prices resulted inincreased interest from foreign actors to invest in agricultural land in developing countries inthe global south. LÄS MER