Essays about: "WWF"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the word WWF.
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1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE
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2. Reporting Trends in Sustainability and Climate Change Discourse : A corpus study about reporting verbs in global news
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : In news reports, journalists often make references to what spokespersons from public organizations have announced. While doing so, reporting verbs are not an uncommon occurrence (Li, Zhao & Lou, 2023: 2). READ MORE
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3. Flodnära utveckling i en social kontex : hur städer kan skapa gröna rekreationsområden på före detta trafikinfrastruktur vid floder
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : I denna uppsats har flodnära platsers utvecklingspotential för rekreationsvärde undersökts för att få en större förståelse för flodens roll i staden, hur projekt som främjar rekreation kan se ut och vilka rekreationsvärden som ingår, och hur erfarenheter från internationella projekt och vägledande dokument skulle kunna appliceras i en svensk kontext med en tillämpning i Göteborg. Syftet med uppsatsen är att ge ett underlag som planerare kan använda sig av när de undersöker olika möjligheter i städer som har en låg andel parkmiljöer, men som har tillgång till flodnära mark med potential att utvecklas till urbana parker. READ MORE
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4. Encourage democracy : Creating a secure and reliable voting function in WordPress
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för data- och elektroteknik (2023-)Abstract : The purpose of my project has been to create a voting feature on a campaign site for WWF, where visitors to the website can participate in voting and vote for different cities around the world to improve their sustainability efforts. The website has been developed in WordPress based on specified requirements, including security and voting frequency. READ MORE
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5. Is the EU barking up the wrong tree? - A study on Swedish stakeholders' perspectives on the means and conditions for establishing a more coordinated European agenda on forests
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Forests are becoming an increasingly important tool for the EU in its fight against climate change following the introduction of the Union’s Green Deal and the recent Forest Strategy for 2030. However, since forest policy in itself is not an EU competence, but instead a national competence decided and managed by the individual Member States, this makes any attempts from Brussels to shape forest policies in a certain direction a sensitive matter, not least for forest-rich Sweden. READ MORE
