Essays about: "conservation management"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 595 essays containing the words conservation management.
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1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE
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2. Estimating Variant Intolerance for Genes of Cattle
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Cattle play a crucial role in providing nutrition and economic stability worldwide. Threats to their health, particularly infectious diseases, and genetic mutations, can have profound implications for both animal and human livelihoods. READ MORE
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3. Navigating the Waves of Conservation: Spatiotemporal Patterns in Harbour Porpoise Strandings in Swedish Waters
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are the only cetacean residents found year-round in Swedish waters. Since in situ monitoring of cetaceans can be difficult, invasive and often costly, strandings can be used as a cost-effective alternative to continuously collect data on these elusive animals. READ MORE
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4. Biodiversity Management in the Wind Power Industry - Examining Regulations, Incentives, and Corporate Practices Influencing Swedish Wind Power Companies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystemAbstract : The world is transitioning towards a renewable energy system to combat climate change and the wind power industry plays a key role in this shift. However, with the expansion of wind power concerns about its impact on local biodiversity have been raised. READ MORE
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5. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910
University essay fromAbstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE