Essays about: "Decline of Natural Resources"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words Decline of Natural Resources.

  1. 1. Vulnerability & Resilience in an Ageing Population : A Case Study on Individual Self-Reliance & Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Japan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Bergenek; [2023]
    Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Ageing Population; Vulnerability; Resilience; DRM; Disaster Risk Management; Individual Self Reliance; Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction; Japan; Case Study; Elderly; Vulnerable Groups.;

    Abstract : Natural disasters and hazards pose significant risks and challenges for people and communities all around the world, among the groups most vulnerable to these events are elderly populations who face physical, social, and psychological hardships in the face of disasters. The vulnerability and lacking resilience of elderly are a growing global concern as their proportion of the world's population is steadily increasing with an estimated 1 in 6 people being aged 65 and over by 2050, doubling the current number. READ MORE

  3. 2. Competition between managed honeybees and wild bumblebees - Quantifying dietary overlap in semi-natural grasslands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Emma Rosberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The decline of bees, such as bumblebees, over the last decades raises concerns as they are key pollinators in both agricultural and natural ecosystems. One proposed cause for the decline of wild bees is competition for food resources with managed honeybees. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hur nederbörd kan inverka på aktivitetsmönster och boskapspredation hos lejon (Panthera leo)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Emma Berglund; [2022]
    Keywords : jaktlycka; lejon; Panthera leo; nederbörd; regn; aktivitetsmönster; predation; viltkonflikt; bytesdjur; boskap; vegetation;

    Abstract : African lions (Panthera Leo) are classified as vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation. The presence of predators as lion, is crucial for a functioning ecosystem worldwide, which makes the decline a serious problem. Wildlife conflicts between people and lions are a major threat for the lion population. READ MORE

  5. 4. Flower-visiting insects benefit from forest in the surrounding landscape

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Emilia Sundell; [2021]
    Keywords : Apoidea; clear-cut; Coleoptera; forest; Hymenoptera; landscape composition; Lepidoptera; Syrphoidea;

    Abstract : Habitat loss and fragmentation due to agricultural practices are causing worrying declines in insect diversity and biomass. Agricultural intensification, among other things, have led to a decline in semi-natural grasslands. Forest in the surrounding landscape can have a positive effect on species abundance in grasslands. READ MORE

  6. 5. Forest Cover and Economic Development : A cross-country study on the relationship between forest cover and economic development in South America

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Terry Dalberg; Felix Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : Forest cover; Economic Development; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Deforestation;

    Abstract : Ongoing deforestation is an urgent, global issue with both direct and indirect impacts on a nation’s future development. This as change in forest cover and economic development provides an intuitive link between each other. READ MORE