Essays about: "Vi-skogen"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word Vi-skogen.

  1. 1. Professional boundaries in climate journalism : Journalists and NGOs during Swedish media coverage of COP25

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Erica Fahlström; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change; climate journalism; boundary work; journalists; non-governmental organizations; professional boundaries;

    Abstract : Climate change was the most covered issue in the media in Sweden during 2019 and the use of terms such as “climate emergency” and “climate crisis” increased significantly (Vi-skogen, 2020). These developments and the climate issue pose questions of future practices and purpose of journalism and therefore also its professional boundaries, not the least towards other social actors and institutions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nutritional value of pastures in enclosure systems in semi-arid rangelands of Chepareria, West Pokot, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Ditte Löfqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : pasture; nutritional value; enclosure; fencing; pastoralism; agro- pastoralism; Kenya; West Pokot; Bete; näringsinnehåll; stängsling; inhägnad;

    Abstract : Of all pastoralists in the world 42 % are living in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). West Pokot is situated in the North Western part of Kenya where 45% of the farmers are pastoralist, 29% are agro-pastoralists and 26% have mixed-farming. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cooking banana farming system in rural Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry systems and non agroforestry systems

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Madeleine Andersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Agroforestry farming system; Non agroforestry; Cooking banana; Improved livelihoods ; Uganda;

    Abstract : The demand for food, feed, fibre and fuel has increased in Uganda over the past 50 years due to population growth. Recurring extreme climate events such as drought and flooding, in combination with large-scale land degradation, have led to declining crop yields. Lack of equipment, money and socio-economic issues has contributed to low yields. READ MORE

  5. 4. Soil carbon in small-holder plantain farms, Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry and non-agroforestry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Pia Björsell; [2014]
    Keywords : Soil carbon; agroforestry; Vi Agroforestry; Vi Skogen; small-holder farming; plantain; Uganda;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers in Uganda suffer from declining productivity. With a rapidly increasing population, marginal land is taken into production and the current land management leads to loss in soil fertility and escalation in soil erosion. READ MORE

  6. 5. Carbon sequestration in the pastoral area of Chepareria, western Kenya : a comparison between open-grazing, fenced pastures and maize cultivations

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Sara Svanlund; [2014]
    Keywords : Soil organic carbon; fencing; enclosures; Kenya; organiskt markkol; stängsling; inhägnader; Kenya;

    Abstract : Carbon sequestration through restoration of degraded pastoral soils is an advocated way of mitigating global warming, and simultaneously alleviating poverty. An often proposed rehabilitation strategy is fencing of pastures, a method that was introduced to the farmers of Chepareria by the Vi-Agroforestry organization in 1987. READ MORE