Essays about: "Southeast Asia"

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  1. 1. Is Deforestation in Colombia Caused by Oil Palm Expansion?

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mona Date; [2020]
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    Abstract : The palm oil industry is growing globally and palm oil is today the most used vegetable oil for biofuels, however, over the last years research has showed that it has caused great deforestation in Southeast Asia where the grand majority of oil palm is produced. There has also been reports on poor working conditions showing that the palm oil is not socially sustainable either. READ MORE

  3. 2. "There is no one size fits all" : A case study of managers role, when implementing sustainability work in an organization - in a Malaysian context

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Hanna Cangemark; Marie Rydståle; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Agenda 2030; Organizational change; Leadership; Implementation; Communication; Learning;

    Abstract : Abstract Introduction: Countries all over the world has through the UN Global Development Goals, Agenda 2030, voluntarily committed to work for an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable world. Countries may have different conditions for achieving the goals, and for managers this kind of change can result in higher expectations on the leadership. READ MORE

  4. 3. The transfer of renewable energy policy instruments from Europe to Southeast Asia : A case study of Thailand’s feed-in tariff policy

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mengyin Hu; [2020]
    Keywords : Policy transfer; policy making; feed-in tariff; climate change mitigation; Adder program; Thailand renewable energy policy;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the most challenging crises in sustainable development agenda. Tackling the problem requires the global transition towards renewable and sustainable energies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Abe Shinzō on Southeast Asia: Maritime Policy and the “Abe Doctrine”

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Tristan Fleming-Froy; [2019]
    Keywords : Abe doctrine; Abe Shinzō; Maritime policy; Southeast Asia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since his return to office in 2012, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō has been widely recognised as pursuing a more proactive foreign and security policy than previous prime ministers. This thesis examines the maritime policies of Prime Minister Abe applicable to the South East Asia region as an example of his changed approach to foreign and security policies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Remote sensing methods for detecting deforestation and illegal logging in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Ana Gebert; [2019]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH ; Canton Sarajevo; illegal logging; remote sensing; deforestation; Global Forest Change GFC ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With the rapid and alarming rate at which forests are disappearing around the world, it is of great importance to effectively estimate loss of forest cover due to different causes. Among those causes illegal logging is a particularly enigmatic and dangerous one made well-known by the destruction of the tropical rainforests of South America and Southeast Asia. READ MORE