Essays about: "Forest Ecosystem Services"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 126 essays containing the words Forest Ecosystem Services.

  1. 6. Effectiveness of the Costa Rican Payments for Ecosystem Services program in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: Trends in carbon stocks 2012-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Noelia Solano Guindon; [2023]
    Keywords : Payments for ecosystem services; ecosystem services; carbon stocks; greenhouse gas emissions; mitigation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Payments for ecosystem services (PES), a mechanism of incentives or compensation to landowners for provision of ecosystem services, have grown as a tool for meeting conservation goals. The Costa Rican payments for ecosystem services (PSA) program is one of the best-known examples because of being one of the most established. READ MORE

  3. 7. Non-industrial private forest owners’ harvesting decisions : An empirical study of forest owners’ harvesting decisions in Norrbotten

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Brenden Grath; [2023]
    Keywords : Non-industrial private forest owners; harvesting decisions; ecosystem services; utility framework;

    Abstract : The forest plays a large role both nationally and internationally towards a sustainable planet. Therefore, understanding non-industrial private forest owners’ preferences is important to achieve the environmental targets, since they are a large ownership group in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Influence and Potential Use of Values in Swedish Forestry - From the perspective of private forest owners and interactive methods

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Sofia Nyrell; [2023]
    Keywords : IPBES value typology; relational values; private forest owners; Swedish forestry; climate mitigation; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The starting point of this study is the perspective of Swedish private forest owners. From that point of view, I aimed to discover the possible influences of values on climate mitigation and biodiversity in Swedish forests. READ MORE

  5. 9. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
    Keywords : dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

    Abstract : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. READ MORE

  6. 10. Ecosystems Services in swidden agriculture in the Peruvian tropical Andes : the Kechwa-Lamas farm-forestry system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Geannine Gisset Chabaneix Portocarrero; [2023]
    Keywords : swidden agriculture; ecosystem services; Peru; Amazon;

    Abstract : In the Amazon, life supporting services are importantly associated to forest areas. Nevertheless, the connection of ecosystem services to agricultural systems it is also of great importance, because agriculture is one of the most important causes of degradation and loss of these areas. READ MORE