Essays about: "Ecocentric"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the word Ecocentric.

  1. 11. Unraveling diverse values of ecosystem services : A socio-cultural valuation using the Q-methodology in Messenia, Greece

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Sofia Maniatakou; [2019]
    Keywords : socio-cultural valuation; ecosystem services; values; perceptions; Q-methodology; Messenia;

    Abstract : People perceive the importance of ecosystem services in different ways, depending on their values, beliefs and needs. This study provides a nuanced understanding of the multiple ways stakeholder groups perceive the benefits derived from hydrologic services in the surrounding area of the "Gialova" coastal wetland in Messenia, Greece. READ MORE

  3. 12. Legal Rights to Nature as a Fundamental Step towards a Planet in Harmony : Exemplified by the process that led up to Ecuador’s Constitution of 2008

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Daniela Torstensson Portocarrero; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Rights of Nature is an emerging concept within sustainable development, it states that the current environmental laws are not enough to protect nature from human harm. The movement emphasize the need to acknowledge other living entities in our law systems, regardless of their use or benefit for humans. READ MORE

  4. 13. Animal Source Foods and Sustainable Funds. A Discursive Approach to Investments in the Animal Food Business

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Simon Svendler; [2019]
    Keywords : Animal source foods; Sustainable funds; Climate change; Storylines; Ecocentrism; Selection criteria; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : Animal source foods have been targeted in a wide range of literature, highlighting the business as a major driver of climate change and biodiversity loss. This study shows how actors involved in sustainable funds approach animal source foods and how they regard the business as a potential selection criterion. READ MORE

  5. 14. Biology in Swedish Upper Secondary School : Does it Contribute to Ecocentrism?

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

    Author : Elsa Wedel; [2019]
    Keywords : Ecocentrism Anthropocentrism Environmental Education Education for Sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Environmental issues are increasingly on the agenda and education is recognised as an important part in turning the negative trend. Originally formulated in 1976, the intent of environmental education was toprotect the nature from human impact and to induce in students a sense of the natural worlds’ own values. READ MORE

  6. 15. Different Conceptions of Nature in the Paris Agreement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hedda Björck; [2019]
    Keywords : Paris Agreement; Nationally Determined Contributions; Anthropocentric; Ecocentric;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT In 2015, an Agreement was made in Paris at the 21st conference of the Parties of the UN. The purpose of the Paris Agreement was to collectively target climate change and keep the global warming under 2°C. READ MORE