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  1. 1. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. Climate Change, Water Management, and Human Rights: : A Comparative Study of India and Somalia, and Prospects for Legal Frameworks

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Oscar Behrmann; Ljungberg Elin; [2024]
    Keywords : Climate Justice; Climate Change; Human Rights; Sustainable Development; Climate Vulnerability; Environmental Justice; Security-Development nexus; Water scarcity; Water resource management; and International Law.;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the most important issues in today's world. Its effect reaches beyond geographical borders and deeply connects to human welfare, rights, and possibilities. Climate change affects the climate and all other sectors of development in the world. READ MORE

  4. 3. Circularity through Collaboration - A Case Study on Textile Industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Balajishnu Udayakumar; Marcello Benincasa; [2024]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Collaboration; CE strategies; System perspective; Textile industry;

    Abstract : In the last decade, circular economy (CE) has gained widespread attention among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers as a sustainable alternative to the current linear system. This system, which operates under the logic of "take-make-dispose", poses significant threats to our environment due to the exponential growth in natural resource extraction that we have witnessed in the last fifty years. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainable food packaging based on polyhydroxyalkanoate

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Safana Al-Ashor; [2024]
    Keywords : Biopolymers; Sustainable food packaging; Circular economy; Biobased and biodegradable materials; Food packaging; Processing technologies; Food quality; Shelf-life;

    Abstract : The Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima) and the University of Borås worked together to develop this project. The commonly used packaging materials pose a serious threat to the environment, as they are produced from nonrenewable crude oil and cannot decompose naturally. READ MORE

  6. 5. Prospects for standardisation of industrial PET plastics to support the transition towards a circular economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Agnes Ström; [2024]
    Keywords : Standard; standardisation; industrial PET; polyethylene terephthalate; circular economy; plastic; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Plastkonsumtionen har ökat markant över tid och har utvecklats till ett viktigt material i dagens samhälle, men med utmaningen att råvaran främst kommer från fossila källor. Användningen av plast är i linje med den linjära ekonomin och den så kallade slit-och-släng-kulturen, vilket bidrar till felaktig hantering av plastavfall och en ineffektiv användning av resurser. READ MORE