Essays about: "Biosphere Reserve"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 32 essays containing the words Biosphere Reserve.

  1. 26. Biosfärområdeskonceptet och dess tillämpning i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Sofie Björklund; [2012]
    Keywords : biosfärområde; biosphere reserve; naturområde; naturskyddsområde; hållbar utveckling; Man and the Biosphere programme; UNESCO; Naturvårdsverket; Kristianstads Vattenrike; Vattenriket;

    Abstract : Biosfärområden är modellområden för hur en hållbar utveckling kan gå till. De utgår ifrån de tre funktionerna bevara, utveckla och stödja. Syftet med biosfärområden är att finna metoder för hur vi kan gå en hållbar framtid till mötes genom att kombinera de ekologiska, sociala och ekonomiska aspekterna av utveckling. READ MORE

  3. 27. Co-management of the agricultural landscape in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve "East Vättern Scarp Landscape" : A social network approach toanalyzing the role of a bridging organization

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Malena Heinrup; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Securing the production of ecosystem services, essential for human well-being, is a challenging taskthat has both social and ecological dimension. Calls for more adaptive institutional managementarrangements that not only account for the complex and cross-scale nature of ecosystems, but alsothe corresponding social dynamics of actors and institutions that manage those ecosystems haveemerged. READ MORE

  4. 28. Strategic Methods in Community Engagement for UNESCO Biosphere Reserves

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Kellee Jackson; Pierre Johnson; Melinda Jolley; [2011]
    Keywords : regional sustainable development; UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; Framework For Strategic Sustainable Development; community engagement methods; transparency; cooperation; openness; inclusiveness; involvement;

    Abstract : This research aimed to find strategic methods in community engagement related to regional sustainable development, specifically within the context of regions in Europe and North America that are applying for the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designation. The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development was presented as a planning framework that can fill gaps in the current Biosphere Reserve planning process. READ MORE

  5. 29. Carbon storage and forest fire influences in tropical rainforests : an example from a REDD project in Guatemala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Steffen Lackmann; [2010]
    Keywords : REDD; Forest fire; Carbon storage; Tropical rainforest; Guatemala;

    Abstract : Deforestation and degradation account for nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions today – playing a key role in the complex system of climate change. Most deforestation is undertaken in developing countries, resulting in loss of biodiversity and livelihoods for millions of people and animals. READ MORE

  6. 30. Deforestation Impacts on Biodiversity Conservation in the Dja Biosphere Reserve of Cameroon

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Ndum Fidelis Oke; [2009]
    Keywords : Deforestation; Biodiversity Conservation; Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Abstract The tropical rainforest of the world are very important for the global ecosystems. Most of the remaining rainforest in Africa is concentrated within the Congo Basin forest area. The Congo basin rainforest is second that of the Amazon basin and with the Indonesian forest are the most important rainforest in the world. READ MORE