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  1. 1. Pathways for a Sustainable Treatment of Biomass Residue at Palm Oil Mills: the Case of Indonesia

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Lorenzo Sani; [2018]
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    Abstract : Utöver att palmoljeindustrin producerar den mest konsumerade vegetabiliska oljan i världen skapar den också en betydande mängd biomassavfall. Det finns consensus över att användning utav detta biomassanavfall för energiproduktion har en betydande potential. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Controlled Environment Agriculture

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Victor Garcia Tapia; [2018]
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    Abstract : With the expected impact of climate change and the projected population growth, the availability of sweet water and arable land will become increasingly scarce and the production from traditional agriculture processes will become insufficient to sustain the population. Controlled environmental agriculture (CEA) greenhouses represent a possible approach to deal with the challenges in the agricultural sector. READ MORE

  4. 3. Spatial assessment of NDVI as an indicator of desertification in Ethiopia using remote sensing and GIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Gezahagn Negash Seboka; [2016]
    Keywords : NDVI and Rainfall; land degradation; climate change; desertification; NOAA AVHRR; land cover; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Desertification is a serious environmental and socio-economic problem occurring at global, regional and local scale. According to Article 1(a) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), define the term “desertification” means “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid (dry lands) areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities”. READ MORE

  5. 4. Strategic Environmental Assessment Pre-Study of That Luang Marsh : For Sustainable Development in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Fredrik Olsson; [2010]
    Keywords : That Luang Marsh; Laos; urban wetland; Strategic Environmental Assessment; SEA; wastewater treatment; Vientiane; sustainable development; flood control; WATER Project; New Town Development Project; constructed wetland; That Luang Marsh; Laos; urbana våtmarksområden; Strategic Environmental Assessment; SEA; strategisk miljöbedömning; vattenrening; Vientiane; hållbar utveckling; översvämningsskydd; WATER Project; New Town Development Project; konstgjorda våtmarker;

    Abstract : IntroductionLao People Democratic Republic (Lao PDR / Laos) has a population of 5.8 million people and is today one of the least developed countries in Asia. That Luang Marsh (TLM) is the largest remaining urban wetland (2000 hectare) in Vientiane Capital, which historically has supplied wildlife and local people with several eco-services. READ MORE

  6. 5. Wetland Conversion to large-scale agricultural production; implications on the livelihoods of rural communities, Yala Swamp, Lake Victoria basin, Kenya.

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : Zachary Kinaro; [2008]
    Keywords : Wetlands; large-scale agriculture; livelihoods; stakeholder analysis; Dominion Farms K Ltd; Yala Swamp; Kenya;

    Abstract : Wetlands in most parts of the world are under threat of over-exploitation, loss and/or degradation partly due to agriculture and urban land uses. Yala swamp, the largest fresh water wetland in Kenya measuring about 17,500 ha supports a large biodiversity and is source of livelihoods to communities around it. READ MORE