Essays about: "reindeer husbandry"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 79 essays containing the words reindeer husbandry.
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6. Contested consequences : Discourse analysis of social conflict between Sami Reindeer Herding Communities and mining corporations in Impact Assessments
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografiAbstract : For a long time, the indigenous Sami of northern Sweden have had little influence within planning processes. This problem have in recent years been highlighted both in legal terms and through practices for developing Impact Assessments (IA), and has led to increasing conflict between reindeer herders and mining corporations. READ MORE
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7. Skogens egenskaper på lavmark & dess förändring inom renskötselområdet : baserat på riksskogstaxeringsdata
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Skogsbruket och renskötseln verkar idag på samma marker, vilka nyttjas för råvara och som betesmark. Renskötseln är beroende av skogar med bottenskikt av lav- eller lavrik typ då marklav är en essentiell födotillgång för renen vintertid. READ MORE
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8. Geographical expansion rate of a brown bear population in Fennoscandia and the factors explaining the directional variations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The brown bears, Ursus arctos L., in the Scandinavian peninsula were distributed in almost all counties before aimed reduction during the 1700-1900s (Swenson et al. 1995). From 1981-2013 the population increased more than five times (Chapron et al. READ MORE
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9. Spatial co-occurrence between wind power and boreal forestlands with lichen important for reindeer browsing : a landscape analysis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : To meet the increasing demand of renewable energy, Sweden aim to expand the onshore wind power production from 30 TWh today, to 80 TWh by 2040. Most wind power sites will be placed in Northern Sweden, which coincides with the reindeer husbandry area, where indigenous Sami have a legislated reindeer husbandry right. READ MORE
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10. Infektiös keratokonjunktivit hos semidomesticerad ren (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Infektiös keratokonjunktivit, IKC, är en ögonsjukdom som drabbar flera arter, däribland ren. Sjukdomen rapporterades på ren för första gången för mer än 100 år sedan, men ännu är mycket okänt kring sjukdomsprevalens, sjukdomsframkallande agens och riskfaktorer för insjuknande. READ MORE