Essays about: "CICES"

Found 2 essays containing the word CICES.

1. 1. Local perceptions of changes in ecosystem services and climate : case study in Ecuadorean Sierra

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Anna Sundqvist; [2018]
   Keywords : traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services and goods; climate change;

   Abstract : Anthropogenic-induced land-use and land-cover change is a threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services, and contribute to global climate warming. Forests are essential in the climate system and store a large part of the global carbon. READ MORE

3. 2. Aquaculture in Lake Storsjön: an ecosystem services based investigation

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

   Author : Pietro Marcianò; [2015]
   Keywords : ecosystem services; aquaculture; CICES; Sweden; trade-offs;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if the application of the ecosystem services concept can provide decision makers and stakeholders with additional relevant information for decisions regarding establishing of aquaculture on a local level, using the Lake Storsjön as a case study. In order to provide this knowledge, three different tasks are carried out within this thesis: the identification of the main ecosystem services provided by Lake Storsjön, the understanding of ecosystem services that will be affected by the expansion of aquaculture and the identification of the services that will be used for a possible expansion of the aquaculture sector. READ MORE