Essays about: "carbon sequestration"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 165 essays containing the words carbon sequestration.

  1. 21. A Cost Benefit Analysis of Continuous Cover Forestry in Djurholmen, Skåne

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Moa Morency; [2023]
    Keywords : continuous cover forestry CCF ; clear-cut forestry CF ; cost-benefit analysis CBA ; ecosystem services; climate mitigation; timber production; Norway Spruce Picea abies ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Forests and forest products are important, not just for timber production, the forest ecosystem plays several important roles, such as water purification, carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and recreational values. How the forests are managed varies throughout the globe, in Sweden the most used system is the clearcutting system (CF), however continuous cover forestry (CCF) is gaining popularity and is being tested in several places. READ MORE

  3. 22. To clear-cut or not to clear-cut; Cost-benefit analyses of post-fire management approaches in the Ljusdal fire-complex

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Bella Blomqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Clear-cut forestry; Continous cover forestry; Nature reserve; Cost-benefit analysis; Wildfires; Sweden; Ljusdal; Post-fire management; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Wildfires causes natural disturbances to ecosystems which can have potentially damaging results for ecosystem services and economic income from timber production. The post-fire management approach can be essential for the environmental work regarding the recovery of ecosystems and maintaining ecosystem services. READ MORE

  4. 23. Stakeholder and Economic Valuation Dynamics of Land-based Biological Carbon Sequestration Activity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Cecep Hermawan; [2023]
    Keywords : economic valuation; restoration; stakeholders; terrestrial ecosystem; coastal ecosystem; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With a deforestation rate of 599,232 ha/year, the Indonesian government is pressured to bootstrap its ecosystem restoration process. The pressure also receives by the private sector to accelerate the process of their decarbonization, with the 2050 net-zero target as the main goal. READ MORE

  5. 24. Balancing Nature and Wealth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Emma Sternang Bengtsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The forest contributes multiple services, among others renewable materials, carbon sequestration, and recreational value. This thesis studied the effects on forestry stemming from the revised Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry regulation. READ MORE

  6. 25. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Susan Lan; [2023]
    Keywords : drought; water scarcity; land degradation; cotton Gossypium sp. ; synthetic textiles; viscose; lyocell; IKEA; agro-waste; poplar Populus sp. ; bamboo Bambusoideae ; sustainability;

    Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE