Essays about: "agriculture loss"

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1. 16. Inventory of Taxus walliciana and Swertia chirayita : as a part of the The SLU/KU Greenhouse-project for biodiversity and social justice in Nepal

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Johanne Linstad; [2023]
   Keywords : Biodiversity; medical plants; nature conservation; sustainability; social justice;

   Abstract : To prevent loss of biological diversity and medical plant resources in Nepal, The Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU) and Kathmandu University (KU) have started a project with the combined aim of nature conservation and social justice where endangered medical plants have been harvested from naturally growing populations in order to cultivate them in greenhouses to help them recover in their natural habitat. The purpose of my study was to see if the project was fulfilling the intended aim, or not. READ MORE

3. 17. Stakeholder dialogue for improving nature protection in agriculture : exploring communication dynamics through the lens of communicative rationality and symbolic interactionism

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Nadine Gottschalk; [2023]
   Keywords : dialogues; biodiversity protection; agriculture; co-design; communicative rationality; symbolic interactionism; identity; trust;

   Abstract : To act against biodiversity loss in agriculture, participatory approaches involving farmers as co-designers of solutions are a possible solution to improve financial incentives on the EU level. However, not much research focuses on examining participatory processes, especially in the form of dialogue events. READ MORE

4. 18. Safeguarding a Safeguard: Assessing the Status of Global Ex-Situ Crop Conservation and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault’s Role in its Protection

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Christopher Keegan; [2022]
   Keywords : Svalbard Global Seed Vault; Genebanks; Genetic Resources; Genetic Erosion; Passport Data Completeness; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : The Svalbard Seed Vault serves as a backup against accidental loss of genetic crop diversity within the existing global conservation system. Addressing this objective, this thesis repeats the 2013 assessment of the Seed Vault’s completeness relative to the global conservation system as performed by Westengen et al (2013, 1). READ MORE

5. 19. The Ecological and Social Effects of Gentrification and Urbanisation in Thailand's Lower Chao Phraya Delta

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

   Author : Daniel O'Kane; [2022]
   Keywords : Gentrification; Urbanisation; Bangkok; Chao Phraya; Bang Kachao; Rangsit; Lower Chao Phraya Delta; Mangrove; Land Speculation; Concretisation; Flood; Flooding; Canals; Permaculture; Liquid Perception; Solid Perception; Land Clearance; Waterscape Urbanism; Salinisation; Agriculture; Food Security; Wealth Inequality; Property Tax; Land Tax; Greenwashing;

   Abstract : Rapid economic development and urban expansion of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) places pressure on biomes and communities alike. In a world suffering from the increasing effects of climate change, unchecked urbanisation comes at the expense of carbon sequestrating environments. READ MORE

6. 20. Functional characterization of sterol regulatory element transcription factors in the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

   Author : Alma Gustavsson Ruus; [2022]
   Keywords : SREBP; Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein; Sterol regulatory element transcription factor; INSIG; SCAP; Clonostachys rosea; biological control; hypoxia; antagonism; Botrytis cinerea; Fusarium graminearum; Boscalid; Proline; prothioconazole; Integrated Pest Management;

   Abstract : Phytopathogens account for a large portion of the yield loss in the world today. Developing sustainable strategies to limit their effect for increasing food safety and security is one of important challenge for agriculture and horticulture production systems. READ MORE