Essays about: "Farmland biodiversity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Farmland biodiversity.

  1. 1. END-OF-LIFE FOR A QUARRY, WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Kimia Golamian Yosaf Abadi; [2023-06-21]
    Keywords : Quarrying; Aggregates; Life cycle; Environmental impact; Restoration; Permit;

    Abstract : Aggregates products are the largest non-energy mining industry in the world, which is the most extracted materials after water. The most prevalent source of aggregates is from quarries, or mines that target the rock itself. READ MORE

  3. 2. Improving segmentation of agricultural patterns in aerial imagery using near-infrared images

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Jonathan Lindén; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Climate change and loss of biodiversity are currently two of the most imminent global threats caused in part by agricultural practices. With the rise of computer vision, the use of precision farming has become a viable technique to optimise food production. READ MORE

  4. 3. Effects of the new Swedish strategic Plan for CAP 2023-2027 on proportion of Cultivated Perennial Grasses in Uppsala : aggregate modelling of farmland allocation in Sweden using Positive Mathematical Programming

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Samuel Bäckelin; [2022]
    Keywords : agriculture; positive mathematical programming; agricultural policy; CAP;

    Abstract : Changes in compensations and subsidies in the new proposed Swedish strategic plan for CAP will alter farmers’ decisions on the allocation of arable land. This study estimates effects on allocation of cultivated perennial grasses as a result of the proposed abolishment of the current environmental compensation for the named crop. READ MORE

  5. 4. “Pretty much just ‘fluffing’ around” : The complexity of safeguarding farmland biodiversity in Scania through the Greening

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Desiree Goldring; Ingrid Petersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Common Agricultural Policy; Common Pool Resources; Diversity of institutions; Farmland biodiversity; Governance; Greening; Landscape perspective; Projectification; Scanian farmland; Biologisk mångfald inom jordbruk; Common Pool Resources; EU:s gemensamma jordbrukspolitik; Förgröningsstödet; Governance; Landskapsperspektiv; Mångfald av institutioner; Projektifiering; skånskt jordbrukslandskap;

    Abstract : Intensified agriculture has led to a dramatic decline of farmland biodiversity in Europe during the 20th century, making farmland policies of utmost importance within the European Union [EU]. The Greening, which is a part of the Common Agricultural Policy [CAP] was created to combat the negative effects of intensified agriculture. READ MORE

  6. 5. Inte bara en bisyssla : och multifunktionella skyddszoners roll för pollinatörers förekomst i åkermark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Elsa Rozenbeek; [2021]
    Keywords : pollinatörer; pollinering; skyddszoner; blomsterremsor; biologisk mångfald; Samzoner;

    Abstract : Efterfrågan på pollinerade produkter från jordbruket ökar i takt med jordens befolkning. Samtidigt hotas pollinatörers existens av mänsklig omvandling av deras livsmiljöer och ett varmare klimat. READ MORE