Essays about: "Ecological Resilience"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 223 essays containing the words Ecological Resilience.

1. 26. Evidence use in conservation practice : Using interviews to understand the opinions of conservation practitioners on the use, availability, and diversity of evidence in conservation practice

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Raf Erik Veerle Jansen; [2022]
   Keywords : Conservation; practitioner; evidence-based; local ecological knowledge;

   Abstract : There has been a discussion in the last decades about a perceived lack of scientific evidence use in conservation practice, affecting its legitimacy and efficiency. Some researchers argue that peer-reviewed science is rarely used in conservation practice. READ MORE

3. 27. How do we get everybody at the table? Enhancing diversity in multi-stakeholder processes for landscape restoration.

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

   Author : Ilse Hoekstra; Valentina Abalzati; Amanda Lanham; Paula Carramashi-Gabriel; [2022]
   Keywords : Diversity; Resilience; Landscape Restoration; Historically Absent Groups; Multi-Stakeholder Process;

   Abstract : Global ecosystem degradation challenging ecological and social thresholds demands urgent responses that address systemically the complex interrelationships between humans and nature. To improve the adaptive capacity of the social systems and strengthen its resilience to respond to external challenges affecting landscapes, multi-stakeholder approaches for landscape restoration involving diverse actors expressing different perspectives are important. READ MORE

4. 28. Towards Climate Resilient Peace: An Assessment of Climate Change Funding’s in Colombia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Tània Ferré Garcia; [2022]
   Keywords : ecological security; environmental peacebuilding; climate adaptation; climate finance; Colombia;

   Abstract : A growing body of scholarship has explored the link between climate change, natural resources and conflict. While considerable interest has been shown in examining how and under what circumstances climate change may increase a country’s risks of conflict, research exploring climate change response initiatives in fragile and conflict-affected contexts remains limited. READ MORE

5. 29. Distribution matters: Meeting human needs at sustainable carbon consumption

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Felix Barbour; [2022]
   Keywords : wellbeing; human needs; inequality; social provisioning; planetary boundaries; post-growth; panel methods; dynamic linear modelling;

   Abstract : To avoid irreversible damage to the climate system and biosphere, the majority of the world’s countries must reduce rates of resource throughput. However, the socio-economic conditions for satisfying basic human needs at low resource use have received scant empirical attention. READ MORE

6. 30. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
   Keywords : Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

   Abstract : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. READ MORE