Essays about: "Forest governance"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 49 essays containing the words Forest governance.

1. 21. Announcement Effects from Voluntary Partnership Agreements - A Gravity Model Approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Andreas Schroeder; [2018]
   Keywords : Announcement effects; Gravity model; Forest product trade; FLEGT; EU timber regulation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The effects on trade from negotiating and entering voluntary partnership agreement is estimated using forest product trade data from 2000 to 2014 on countries in the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing process. Gravity model framework is used and the result shows that beginning negotiations lead to an export drop by approximately 0. READ MORE

3. 22. Skogsstyrelsens hantering av renskötselfrågor : utifrån kunskap, styrning och regelverk

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

   Author : Anja Fjellgren Walkepää; [2018]
   Keywords : renskötsel; Skogsstyrelsen; organisationsteori; markanvändning; konflikt;

   Abstract : Renskötsel är en central del i den samiska kulturen och bedrivs av sa-mer som är ett erkänt urfolk i Sverige. Renskötsel bedrivs på ca 55 procent av norra Sveriges areal, där renskötseln nyttjar samma marker som skogsbruk. READ MORE

4. 23. Sustainable Forests? : values, perceptions and expectations among three stakeholder groups in the light of the Swedish bioeconomy transition

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

   Author : Tove Stenius; [2017]
   Keywords : forest bioeconomy; reindeer herding; sustainability; resilience; National Forest Program; diversity; land-use; rural planning;

   Abstract : This research investigates different perspectives on the current forest bioeconomy investments in the north of Sweden. The research takes its stance from a broad definition of the concept of diversity, transecting both social and natural science, in its attempts to answer the thesis question: What suggested changes in forestry and forest governance follow from different visions of the bioeconomy transition, and what impacts do these have on aspects of diversity in the north of Sweden? The research is conducted in the light of the National Forest Program, which is currently being developed for the government through a series of working group processes, where a transition from a dependency on fossil fuel towards bioeconomy is highlighted as one of the driving motives behind the program. READ MORE

5. 24. Exploring future land system change in Central and Eastern Africa

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Daniele Crimella; [2017]
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   Abstract : The Central and Eastern African region is confronted with increasing socio-economic demands and global change pressures which could in the near future threaten the sustainability of its land system. Significant land use and cover (or land system) change would critically impact nature and people both locally and globally. READ MORE

6. 25. Forest resource governance and the devolution of power through co-management approach: policy vs practice : a case study in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh

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

   Author : Sujoy Subroto; [2017]
   Keywords : co-management; power devolution; partnerships; accountability; actors Capability;

   Abstract : In recent years co-management has been widely used as a strategy to address the challenges related to protected area governance, and devolution of power, management responsibility and empowerment of actors are recognized as central to this approach. This study examines the extent to which present co-management arrangements in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary (RKWS), Bangladesh has achieved devolution of power, responsibility and resource use rights and what are the prevailing gaps between policy and practice. READ MORE