Essays about: "Lithuania"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 140 essays containing the word Lithuania.

1. 21. The land carbon sink of Lithuanian forests in the light of climate change: A model approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Patricija Marijauskaite; [2022]
   Keywords : Geography; Physical geography; Ecosystem analysis; Ecosystem modelling; LPJ-GUESS; Climate change; Forest sequestration; Land carbon sink; Norway spruce; Scot s pine; Silver birch; monoculture; silviculture; NPP; NBP; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Forests form the backbone of the European terrestrial carbon sink (State Forest Service & Ministry of Environment, 2018). As the European Union (EU) strives to become climate neutral by 2050, forests are accounted for the natural carbon absorption mechanism (European Commission, n.d.). READ MORE

3. 22. Hikes, Huts and Houses: A Study of Hiking Community’s and Derelict Building Owners’ Perceptions towards a Potential Establishment of Travelers’ Huts Network in Lithuania

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Karolina Zelve; [2022]
   Keywords : backcountry cabins; hikers; abandoned buildings; adaptation; rural tourism; sustainability; Lithuania; travelers huts;

   Abstract : This paper presents a master’s thesis research project that aimed to explore the attitudes of members of Lithuanian hiking community and derelict building owners towards the possibility of adapting country’s abandoned rural buildings into a network of recreational ‘travelers’ huts’. Participants’ opinion on the need of such network as well as their management, location, building age, type, and other preferences were considered. READ MORE

4. 23. The effect of gut microbiota and insecticide resistance on host plant preferences and voracity of the cotton fly, Spodoptera littoralis

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Vaida Dzemedzionaite; [2021]
   Keywords : Insecticide resistance; gut microbiota; insect pest; host plant preference; sustainable agriculture;

   Abstract : To counteract pesticide resistance development, it is crucial to understand why and when it evolves. Additionally, to inform the farmers about this term and provide advices on efficient pest management strategies to prevent pesticide resistance. READ MORE

5. 24. Taurage - From Baltic forests to the greenest municipality in Lithuania? Revealing the emergence of the local sustainability concept in a small municipality setting through a relational and integral approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Ruta Lukosiunaite; [2021]
   Keywords : Appreciative Inquiry; Carbon Neutrality; Governance; Knowledge Integration; Liberating Structures; Mixed-method Approach; Sustainability Science; Lithuania; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Active calls are made for sustainability science to step up and provide guidance to address the global challenges of climate change, land degradation, and unsustainable urbanisation. Some scientists claim that an “integral sustainability science” can provide some answers. READ MORE

6. 25. “Russophobia kernel”: an analysis of RT’s strategic narratives of Lithuania

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Milvydas Knyzelis; [2021]
   Keywords : information warfare; Russia; Lithuania; RT; strategic narrative; propaganda;

   Abstract : This research aims to explore the dissemination of strategic narratives around Lithuania through the set of news articles of the Russian state-funded media agency RT. As an international media platform, RT has been previously identified by scholars as an important structural element of Russian information warfare strategy. READ MORE