Essays about: "Highland"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the word Highland.

  1. 1. En analys av vildrenars, fårs och kronhjorts nyttjande av saltstensplatser på norska fjäll i relation till avmagringssjuka (CWD)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Cecilia Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Avmagringssjuka; CWD Norge; vildren; kronhjort; tamfår; miljösmitta; saltstensplatser; viltkamera; maskininlärning;

    Abstract : A common practice in Norway is to let sheep, goats and cattle roam freely in the mountains during summer. They are provided with salt licks, which is mainly done by farmers having sheep on summer pasture. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reindeer Husbandry and Wind Power : Discourses surrounding the construction of IKEA's wind park on Glötesvålen and its local effects on reindeer husbandry

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

    Author : Adam Augustsson; [2021]
    Keywords : reindeer husbandry; sapmi; wind power; ecological modernization; discourse; renewable energy; climate change; lichen; Spivak; IKEA; OX2; rennäring; sapmi; vind energi; ekologisk modernisering; diskurs; förnybar energi; klimatförändringar; lav; Spivak; IKEA; OX2;

    Abstract : The exploitation of land in Northern Sweden has caused a significant depletion of grazing grounds for semi-domesticated reindeer. This is a threat to the indigenous Sami reindeer herders of Sweden, who rely on the grazing ground in order to sustainably feed their herds. READ MORE

  4. 3. Peace in the peaks? Changes in water and land distribution in Colombia’s southern highlands during the Post-Peace Agreement phase

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Laura Betancur Alarcón; [2019]
    Keywords : Colombia; highlands; peace agreement; armed conflict; water; political ecology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Governance of environmental resources plays a key role in enhancing or hindering progress towards peace in post-conflict societies. Two years after the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government of Colombia, new dynamics on natural resource and land-use are leading to environmental harm in some regions. READ MORE

  5. 4. The phenomenon of blood feud among albanians and its impact on children

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sokol Xhaxho; [2019]
    Keywords : Albania; Kosovo; the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini; blood feud; child rights; weak state; NGOs; mediators; living law; living conditions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the middle ages the Albanian northern tribes had their own customary law that regulated their everyday life. This customary law is called the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini. READ MORE

  6. 5. Organic Farming is Coming to Our Valley : The Development of Pumi Eco-Agriculture and the Indigenisation of Modernity in Sino-Myanmar Borderlands

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

    Author : Ze Gao; [2019]
    Keywords : eco-agriculture; indigenisation of modernity; environmentality; traditional ecological knowledge; agricultural land use; technical practices; governance; Pumi ethnicity; rural development; highland livelihoods; borderland; post-development theory; political ecology; contemporary history; agricultural policy;

    Abstract : How do indigenous people perceive and practice eco-agriculture, especially when it was introduced as a development project? This thesis aims to delve into this question by focusing on a policy-induced agrarian transition for Pumi community in Sino-Myanmar borderlands. Using ethnographic methods, I intend to offer an intimate account of a provincial programme to facilitate eco-agriculture in this ethnic region. READ MORE