Essays about: "Baselines"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 essays containing the word Baselines.

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

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  3. 2. Navigating the Waves of Conservation: Spatiotemporal Patterns in Harbour Porpoise Strandings in Swedish Waters

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Vigge Ulfsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Strandings; spatiotemporal patterns; harbour porpoise;

    Abstract : Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are the only cetacean residents found year-round in Swedish waters. Since in situ monitoring of cetaceans can be difficult, invasive and often costly, strandings can be used as a cost-effective alternative to continuously collect data on these elusive animals. READ MORE

  4. 3. Effectiveness of the Costa Rican Payments for Ecosystem Services program in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: Trends in carbon stocks 2012-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Noelia Solano Guindon; [2023]
    Keywords : Payments for ecosystem services; ecosystem services; carbon stocks; greenhouse gas emissions; mitigation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dynamic Object Removal for Point Cloud Map Creation in Autonomous Driving : Enhancing Map Accuracy via Two-Stage Offline Model

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Weikai Zhou; [2023]
    Keywords : Autonomous driving; Dynamic object removal; Map creation; 3D point cloud; Autonom körning; Dynamiska objekt borttagning; Skapande av kartor; 3D-punktmoln;

    Abstract : Autonomous driving is an emerging area that has been receiving an increasing amount of interest from different companies and researchers. 3D point cloud map is a significant foundation of autonomous driving as it provides essential information for localization and environment perception. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cyber Threat Detection using Machine Learning on Graphs : Continuous-Time Temporal Graph Learning on Provenance Graphs

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Jakub Reha; [2023]
    Keywords : Graph neural networks; Temporal graphs; Benchmark datasets; Anomaly detection; Heterogeneous graphs; Provenance graphs; Grafiska neurala nätverk; temporala grafer; benchmark-datauppsättningar; anomalidetektering; heterogena grafer; härkomstgrafer;

    Abstract : Cyber attacks are ubiquitous and increasingly prevalent in industry, society, and governmental departments. They affect the economy, politics, and individuals. READ MORE