Essays about: "Melanesia"

Found 2 essays containing the word Melanesia.

1. 1. Innovative agricultural intensification to cope with demographic and climatic changes for subsistence producers : a case study of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Matthieu Michelet; [2020]
   Keywords : Subsistence agriculture; fallow; mulching; composting; innovative intensification; Melanesia; climate change;

   Abstract : This research aims to study the dynamics of agricultural intensification amongst the small island community of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands, and to observe the spreading of new agricultural practices of intensification that can help mitigate the pressures of climate change on the one side; and on the other side of a growing food demand from a growing population. The intention is to describe the variety of agricultural practices and the variation of production parameters such as fallow length, length of cropping period, number of plots in agricultural rotation and size of plots as to assess the state of agricultural intensification and to find what are the environmental constraints to production. READ MORE

3. 2. Handle with care : Debates associated with reburial of human skeletal remains. A comparative study between Sweden and Vanuatu

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö

   Author : Gustav Bergljung; [2010]
   Keywords : Human skeletal remains; reburial; repatriation; ethics; Sweden; Vanuatu; Mänskliga skelettala kvarlevor; återbegravning; repatriering; etik; Sverige; Vanuatu;

   Abstract : Excavations of human skeletal remains are sometimes followed by claims for reburial from the local community. This has led to debates between researchers and other elements of society, churches or minorities. READ MORE