Essays about: "Klara Århem"

Found 2 essays containing the words Klara Århem.

1. 1. Land cover change and its influence on soil erosion in the Mara region, Tanzania : using satellite remote sensing and the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to map land degradation between 1986 and 2013

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Klara Århem; Fredrik Fredén; [2014]
   Keywords : Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation; land cover change; geography; physical geography; soil erosion; land degradation; RUSLE ; remote sensing; Landsat; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from land degradation, depletion of natural resources and rural poverty. In the Lake Victoria Basin, where large parts of the population are small scale farmers, people are facing such issues coupled with altered climatic conditions. READ MORE

3. 2. Environmental consequences of the palm oil industry in Malaysia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Klara Århem; [2011]
   Keywords : physical geography; palm oil; land use conversion; biodiversity; pollution; naturgeografi; palmolja; markomvandling; biodiversitet; föroreningar; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : There is a growing global demand for palm oil – a vegetable oil used in various products such as margarine and biofuel. Since 1961 the Malaysian palm oil production has experienced a 185-fold increase and currently Malaysia produces about 40 % of the world’s palm oil. Malaysia also has one of the world’s richest flora and fauna. READ MORE