Essays about: "Forest Ecosystem Services"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 126 essays containing the words Forest Ecosystem Services.

1. 21. Changes in Gishwati-Mukura Forest and effects on biodiversity, floods, and landslides - recommendations for sustainable forest management

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Elisabeth Claesson; [2023]
   Keywords : Rwanda; Gishwati-Mukura; Rainforest; Natural forest cover; Deforestation; Biodiversity; Flood; Landslide; Biology and Life Sciences;

   Abstract : Rainforests are of great importance for biodiversity and several ecosystem services. In Rwanda, a considerable decline in rainforest covers have been observed during the last decades. The Gishwati-Mukura Forest is one of the rainforests in Rwanda that has experienced a substantial reduction in forest cover, 99.4 %. READ MORE

3. 22. Clearcut tourism : a framework for a forest regeneration initiative based on sustainable forestry and public participation involvement

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Tamara Hadházi; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainable forestry; landscape architecture; clearcutting; sustainable tourism; ecosystem-based forestry; single-tree selection; clearcut-tourism; sustainable business model; environmental psychology; environmental education; ecosystem services; detached tourism;

   Abstract : Swedish forestry (and forestry in general) is a long-term investment that should last through generations. Some generations are only putting in the money to take care of it and not seeing much profit. Sometimes there is a point, where an individual landowner decides, it is time to get at least some income by clearcutting the forest. READ MORE

4. 23. Strategies for biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate adaptation in management of trees among actors in the city of Stockholm

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Johan Landenmark; [2022]
   Keywords : Urban social-ecological systems; Urban forest management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Climate change adaptation;

   Abstract : Urban trees provide a wide array of benefits and values for urban dwellers as a foundational part of the biodiversity, the generation of ecosystem services and mitigation of negative impacts of climate change. However, management in cities often fail to acknowledge the diversity of ecosystem services in urban landscapes needed for improving resilience. READ MORE

5. 24. Den urbana skogsträdgården : exemplet Sege Park i Malmö

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Isabelle Vikström; Siri Sutcliffe Larsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Skogsträdgård; urban odling; urban agroforestry; hållbarhetsmål; ekosystemtjänster; växtlista; etablering; Sege Park;

   Abstract : Den här kandidatuppsatsen undersöker huruvida fler skogsträdgårdar i städer kan vara ett led i att uppnå städers hållbarhetsmål. Uppsatsen vill svara på tre frågor; 1) Hur ser Malmö stads hållbarhetsmål ut, och på vilket sätt kan en skogsträdgård hjälpa till att uppnå dessa mål? 2) Hur kan en skogsträdgård i Malmö utformas, vad gäller sortval och skötsel? samt 3) Är flera skogsträdgårdar i städerna önskvärt? Genom en litteraturstudie har en översyn av Malmö stads hållbarhetsmål gjorts, och studien fortsätter med att beskriva skogsträdgårdens olika betingelser samt dess påverkan på ekosystemtjänster. READ MORE

6. 25. Hur vi skapar en mer ekologiskt hållbar trädgård : med inspiration från skogen

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Elin Granstrand; Evelina Lund; [2022]
   Keywords : Skogsträdgård; biologisk mångfald; ekologisk hållbarhet; ekosystem; ekosystemtjänster; trädgård;

   Abstract : Syftet med denna studie var att upplysa trädgårdsägare om den potential som trädgårdsytorna har att öka den biologiska mångfalden. Vi hoppas detta ska väcka intresse, kanske också en känsla av ansvar, för att själv skapa en mer hållbar trädgård. READ MORE