Essays about: "about deforestation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 51 essays containing the words about deforestation.

  1. 6. "In this shift, the forest is a goldmine” : The alignment of sustainability and economic rationales in the Swedish forest industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Asra Bakar; Nina Kaiser; [2022]
    Keywords : bioeconomy; clusters; green economy; sustainability; Swedish forest industry;

    Abstract : Despite the high rate of deforestation and directed critique toward its industrial practices, the Swedish forest industry is declaring itself to be an accelerator of a green transition in the race toward carbon-zero. Seemingly, there is a discrepancy between the general perception of forest management and the actor's presentation. READ MORE

  3. 7. Change in surface area of semi-natural grassland in the Osby municipality, Scania and potential consequences for plant diversity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Katharina Borgström-Lohde; [2021]
    Keywords : Land use change; Semi-natural grasslands; Biodiversity; Scania; Historical land use; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : During the past, land use has changed and still is. It has been recognized that land use changes affect biodiversity all over the world. In Sweden semi-natural grasslands are a habitat with high biodiversity. The topic of this thesis is how land use change has affected the habitat of semi-natural grasslands in the area around Osby, Scania. READ MORE

  4. 8. Criminal Politicians and Deforestation: Causal Evidence from India

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Edvin Johannesson; Sandra Ågren; [2021]
    Keywords : Criminal Politicians; Deforestation; India; Regression Discontinuity;

    Abstract : This paper examines linkages between the criminalization of politics and deforestation on the local level in India, with the ambition of contributing to the emerging corruption-environment nexus in development research. We combine satellite data on forest cover with state assembly election outcomes and criminal records of candidates into a panel of Indian constituencies spanning from 2004 to 2014. READ MORE

  5. 9. Kolmården - an emerging development actor? : A qualitative case study of employees perspectives about Kolmården as a potential development actor

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Eric Karlsson; [2020]
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    Abstract : Society is facing major challenges with an ongoing mass extinction of more than one million species worldwide caused by the destruction of ecological systems, deforestation, habitat loss, the increase of invasive species, climate change, illegal wildlife tracking, poaching and poverty. Challenges in which zoos worldwide contribute with important educational programs, innovative research and conservation strategies to ease the negative impact on local communities within developing countries. READ MORE

  6. 10. An Analysis of Alternative Building Materials in the Coastal Rural Areas of Bangladesh

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Fuad Alam; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Alternative Building Materials; Bangladesh; Coastal Rural Area;

    Abstract : This study will provide background information about the region of Bangladesh, more specifically the coastal rural area of Bangladesh. This region has due to the global warming become a very disaster-prone region where disaster resilience work has become increasingly relevant. READ MORE