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1. 11. Political leaders' motives to action : An analysis of Jair Bolsonaro's and Emmanuel Macron's motives in the Amazon rainforest fires

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Sofia Kjellin; [2020]
   Keywords : Political leadership; rational choice; political psychology; motives; actions; Jair Bolsonaro; Emmanuel Macron; the Amazon rainforest;

   Abstract : This study seeks to explain political leaders' motives to action, by studying how Jair Bolsonaro and Emmanuel Macron have acted in the matter of the fires in the Amazon rainforest. It is assumed that while political leaders may try to act rationally, they are influenced by psychological factors in terms of educational background and style. READ MORE

3. 12. Comparison of CO2 flux in an Amazonian natural lake and hydroelectric reservoir

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Claudia Majtenyi Hill; [2020]
   Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Due to global demand for alternative energy sources, the industry of hydropower is continuing to thrive. Not only are there already thousands of dams worldwide, but many more developments are planned for the future. READ MORE

4. 13. Analysis of the Amazonian tipping element in the 21st century within the local safe operating space framework : A scientific article review

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Sara Schützer; [2020]
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5. 14. Agroforestry the Silver Bullet for Sustainable Agriculture? A multi-stakeholder analysis of Peru's Agroforestry Policy in fostering sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Amazon.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Josefine Sjöberg; Sara Mantilla Jativa; [2019]
   Keywords : Key words: Agroforestry; Peru; Smallholders; Sustainable Agriculture.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Over three-quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas and many of them depend on agriculture to earn a living. In a context of climate change, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) is addressed as one of the main sources of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. READ MORE

6. 15. Sumak Kawsay and Clashing Ontologies in theEcuadorian Struggle towards De-coloniality : Progressive mobilization, romanticized constitutional reforms and local conceptions of Sumak Kawsay / Alli Kawsay in Ecuador

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Joel Bengtsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Indigenous peoples; Ecuador; Sumak Kawsay; Buen-Vivir; De-coloniality; Territoriality.;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes and problematizes the challenges and dilemmas associated with the implementation in practice of the indigenous conceptualization Sumak Kawsay/Buen-Vivir that originally is a conceptualization of a lifestyle in indigenous communities in Ecuador. The concepts were included in the new Constitution of Ecuador in 2008 that was ratified during progressive constitutional reforms under the former president Rafael Correa and with the support of the indigenous movement. READ MORE