Essays about: "Rainforest"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 72 essays containing the word Rainforest.
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1. To Keep the Forest Standing: Analyzing Proposals to Safeguard the Brazilian Amazon Through Mandatory Due Diligence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The Brazilian state has failed to protect the Amazon rainforest, its biodiversity, and its forest-dependent population. Scientific evidence proves the vital importance of the Amazon biome for life on Earth, as well as its crucial role in maintaining global climate balance. Recently, deforestation rates in Brazil have skyrocketed. READ MORE
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2. Changes in Gishwati-Mukura Forest and effects on biodiversity, floods, and landslides - recommendations for sustainable forest management
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : Rainforests are of great importance for biodiversity and several ecosystem services. In Rwanda, a considerable decline in rainforest covers have been observed during the last decades. The Gishwati-Mukura Forest is one of the rainforests in Rwanda that has experienced a substantial reduction in forest cover, 99.4 %. READ MORE
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3. Improving stream flow estimation in a montane rainforest stream in Costa Rica : The impact of adding a high flow estimation
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : A key piece of information necessary for water management is accurate streamflow information. However, the available data and resources for gathering information vary around the world. READ MORE
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4. Red green house
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Lista Red Green HouseIn Lista's greenhouse, you can get inspiration all year round. Here you wander from the fragrant grace of the Mediterranean through the desert to the moist rainforest and the tropical department. In addition there are useful plants such as coffee, tea and cocoa as well as salad plants. READ MORE
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5. Women’s Resistance Against Extractivism in the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Decolonial Ecofeminist Study of the Collective Mujeres Amazónicas
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In response to the substantial expansion of the extractive frontier in the Ecuadorian Amazon, indigenous women have positioned themselves at the forefront of the struggle. In this context, the grassroots collective Mujeres Amazónicas has become a crucial political actor in the defense of indigenous territories and the multiple forms of life inside the rainforest, using numerous resistance dynamics and practices in private and public spheres. READ MORE