Essays about: "Costa"

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  1. 1. Gender Diversity in the Boardroom and Financial Performance - A quantitative analysis of female presence in listed firms in the Nordic region

    University essay from

    Author : Vanessa Da Costa; Vendela Ljungberg; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Gender Diverstity; Board of Directors; Financial Performance; Critical Mass; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory;

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  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. The strategies and consequences for harassment : The effect on women journalists’ work in Costa Rica

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Author : Linnea Söderberg; Alicia Schumacher; [2023]
    Keywords : Interview; gender; media; online violence; self-censorship; Latin America; Intervju; genus; näthat; självcensur; Latinamerika; trakasserier; kvinnor; journalistik;

    Abstract : Violence against women journalists is increasing all over the world, especially online, and previous research shows that journalists develop different strategies to avoid harassment. Costa Rica is the country in Latin America that has the highest level of press freedom but that does not mean that harassment is non-existing. READ MORE

  5. 4. Describing Uncertainty in Times of Crises : Ontological Security Within the Ecotourism Industry in Costa Rica During Covid-19

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Louise Molander; Ebba Sobrino; [2023]
    Keywords : Ecotourism; Crisis; Crisis management; Ontological security; Costa Rica; Covid-19; Social network;

    Abstract : The crisis of Covid-19 put the world on hold. In many countries, borders were closed and businesses were shut for a long period of time. Countries depending on tourism were hit hard when tourists were no longer allowed to enter, leading to serious consequences worldwide. READ MORE

  6. 5. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE