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  1. 1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Félice Rubin; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

    Sammanfattning : 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

  3. 2. Dynamic minimum flows in the bypass reach of Juktån : A post-implementation evaluation of the effects on riparian vegetation

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Författare :Walter Gezelius Gezelius; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Restoration; Environmental flows; riparian vegetation;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of the paper was to evaluate the effects of the restoration efforts in Juktån on the plant species richness and composition, vegetation zonation and soil composition. The restoration involved implementation of a dynamic flow, in addition to hydro-geomorphological alterations. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Ett dysfunktionellt distansförhållande Relationen mellan ödehus och utboägda skogsfastigheter

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Författare :Sandra Eriksson; [2023-08-30]
    Nyckelord :rural development; derelict houses; absentee ownership; modern forest industry;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this bachelor thesis has been to investigate the consequences of absentee ownership of forest properties in relation to abandoned houses in Sweden. The complex concept of abandoned houses is difficult to define and understand. LÄS MER

  5. 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 institutionen

    Författare :Sydney Laewen; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Minor Field Study; Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resource use; Biodiversity; Conservation; Discourse analysis;

    Sammanfattning : 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

  7. 5. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :Amanda Björksell; [2023]
    Nyckelord :climate negotiations; Paris agreement; Buen Vivir; ; Vivir Bien; article 6.8; climate justice; Bolivia; non-market approaches;

    Sammanfattning : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. LÄS MER